BILL · 2001–02 SESSION

HB 1442: Wind/sun generating facility

Exempting wind or solar energy electric generating facilities from sales and use taxes.

Summary

$ Expands the current sales and use tax exemptions for machinery and equipment used directly in generating electricity using wind, solar, or landfill gas to smaller generation facilities by reducing the threshold for application of the exemption from 200 kilowatts (200,000 watts) to 200 watts.
$ Extends application of the exemption to generators who produce electricity for their own use.
$ Extends the exemption until June 30, 2009.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to exempting electric generating facilities powered by wind or sun energy from sales and use taxes;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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