SB1071 HFLR Page 1 BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 1071 By: Montgomery of the Senate and Wallace and Boles of the House COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE [ income tax – exemption – hydrogen manufacturer – effective date ] BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA : SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new secti on of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Sec tion 2357.91 of Title 68, unless there is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows : A. For tax years 2024 through 2034, the first Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000.00) of revenues generated from the operation of a newly constructed establishment in this state placed in service after the effective date of this act, primarily engaged in the manufacture of hydrogen classified in the NAICS Manual under U.S. Industry No. 325120, shall be exempt from the tax imposed by Section SB1071 HFLR Page 2 BOLD FACE denotes Committee Amendments. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2355 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes for the first five (5) years of operations. B. To qualify for the exemption provided in subsection A of this section, an esta blishment shall meet the following requirements: 1. The natural gas used in the production of the hydrogen shall be produced in this state; and 2. Payment of wages or salaries at a wage that equals or exceeds the average wage requirements in the Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program Act, Section 3601 et seq. of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes. C. Eligibility for an establishment pursuant to this section for each applicable tax year shall be determined by the Oklahoma Tax Commission, upon the annual filing of an application provided by the Commission stating that th e establishment qualifies and containing information as may be required by Commission. SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023. COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS AND BUDGET, dated 04/19/2023 - DO PASS, As Amended and Coauthored.