SCS CSHB 100(FIN): "An Act establishing a credit against the net income tax for an in-state processing facility that manufactures urea, ammonia, or gas-to-liquid products; relating to establishing the value of the state's royalty share of gas production based on contracts with certain in-state processing facilities that manufacture urea, ammonia, or gas-to-liquid products; and providing for an effective date."
00 SENATE CS FOR CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 100(FIN) 01 "An Act establishing a credit against the net income tax for an in-state processing 02 facility that manufactures urea, ammonia, or gas-to-liquid products; relating to 03 establishing the value of the state's royalty share of gas production based on contracts 04 with certain in-state processing facilities that manufacture urea, ammonia, or gas-to- 05 liquid products; and providing for an effective date." 06 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 07 * Section 1. AS 38.05.180 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 08 (ll) For a contract that is entered into on or after the effective date of this 09 subsection, within 90 days after the written request of a lessee of a lease issued under 10 this section, in order to establish the value of the state's royalty share of gas production 11 sold by the lessee under the contract, the commissioner may enter into an agreement 12 with the lessee to use or accept as a price for the gas an amount that is not less than the 13 price established in the contract between the lessee and an in-state processing facility
01 whose primary function is the manufacturing and sale of urea, ammonia, or gas-to- 02 liquid products to third parties in arm's length transactions, not to exceed the amount 03 that would otherwise be due under the lease. The commissioner may enter into an 04 agreement under this subsection if 05 (1) the commissioner makes a written finding that 06 (A) it is in the best interest of the state; and 07 (B) based on clear and convincing evidence, the contract price 08 is not unreasonably low; 09 (2) the primary function of the in-state processing facility is to engage 10 in the production of urea, ammonia, or gas-to-liquid products, and the lessee is not 11 affiliated with either an owner of the in-state processing facility or with a subsequent 12 purchaser of more than 10 percent of the urea, ammonia, or gas-to-liquid products 13 produced by the processing facility; for purposes of this paragraph, the parties are 14 affiliated if, in the judgment of the commissioner, one of the parties exercises 15 substantial influence over the policies and actions of the other as evidenced by a 16 relationship based on common ownership or family interest or by action taken in 17 concert without regard to whether that influence is based on stockholdings, 18 stockholders, officers, or directors; in this subsection, "gas-to-liquid product" means a 19 liquid produced by a processing facility that combines, breaks up, or rearranges atoms 20 present in natural gas, but does not include liquefied natural gas; and. 21 (3) the agreement requires, to the maximum extent permitted by law, 22 the lessee to 23 (A) hire qualified residents from throughout the state for the 24 management, engineering, construction, operation, and maintenance of, and 25 other positions for, a natural gas pipeline project; 26 (B) establish hiring facilities in the state or use existing hiring 27 facilities in the state; and 28 (C) use, as far as practicable, the job centers and associated 29 services operated by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development 30 and an Internet-based labor exchange system operated by the state. 31 * Sec. 2. AS 43.20 is amended by adding a new section to read:
01 Sec. 43.20.052. Credit for the in-state manufacture of urea, ammonia, or 02 gas-to-liquid products. (a) A taxpayer that owns an interest, either directly or through 03 a partnership or limited liability company, in an in-state processing facility whose 04 primary function is the manufacturing and sale of urea, ammonia, or gas-to-liquid 05 products to third parties in arm's length transactions is entitled to receive a credit under 06 this section against the tax due under this chapter. The credit under this section is 07 equal to the percentage of the amount of royalty paid under AS 38.05.135 on natural 08 gas from a state lease that is delivered in the taxable year of the taxpayer for use at the 09 in-state processing facility equal to the percentage of the ownership interest held by 10 the taxpayer in the in-state processing facility. 11 (b) A tax credit or portion of a tax credit under this section may not be used to 12 reduce a taxpayer's tax liability under this chapter below zero. An unused tax credit or 13 portion of a tax credit received under this section may not be carried forward for use in 14 a taxable year of the taxpayer after the taxable year in which the credit is earned. 15 (c) To claim a credit under this section, the taxpayer shall 16 (1) report to the department the name of each lessee delivering natural 17 gas for use at the in-state processing facility, the identification and quantity of natural 18 gas from each state lease that is the source of the natural gas, the ownership 19 percentage of the taxpayer in the in-state processing facility, and the price for the 20 natural gas established in a contract between the in-state processing facility and the 21 lessee delivering the natural gas; and 22 (2) demonstrate to the department that the taxpayer, to the maximum 23 extent possible, 24 (A) hires qualified residents from throughout the state for the 25 management, engineering, construction, operation, and maintenance of, and 26 other positions for, a natural gas pipeline project; 27 (B) establishes hiring facilities in the state or uses existing 28 hiring facilities in the state; and 29 (C) uses, as far as practicable, the job centers and associated 30 services operated by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development or 31 an Internet-based labor exchange system operated by the state.
01 (d) In this section, "gas-to-liquid product" has the meaning given in 02 AS 38.05.180(ll). 03 * Sec. 3. AS 43.20.052 is repealed. 04 * Sec. 4. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 05 read: 06 APPLICABILITY. AS 43.20.052, added by sec. 2 of this Act, applies to the amount of 07 royalty paid under AS 38.05.135 on natural gas from a state lease that is delivered for use at 08 an in-state processing facility whose primary function is the manufacturing and sale of urea, 09 ammonia, or gas-to-liquid products to third parties in arm's length transactions on or after 10 July 1, 2017, and before January 1, 2024. 11 * Sec. 5. Sections 1, 2, and 4 of this Act take effect July 1, 2017. 12 * Sec. 6. Section 3 of this Act takes effect January 1, 2024.