57 | | - | 2000, and ending before January 1, 2000 through 2009 and 2024 |
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58 | | - | through 2030, there shall be allowed to an investor making an |
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59 | | - | eligible investment a credit against the tax imposed by Section 2355 |
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60 | | - | or 2370 of this title or Section 624 or 628 of Title 36 of the |
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61 | | - | Oklahoma Statutes. Th e credit may be used in the payment of |
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62 | | - | estimated tax payments for the tax imposed by Section 624 or 628 of |
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63 | | - | Title 36 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The credit shall be in the |
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64 | | - | amount as set forth in su bsection G of this section. |
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| 51 | + | 2000, and ending before January 1, 2009 2030, there shall be allowed |
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| 52 | + | to an investor making an eligible i nvestment a credit against the |
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| 53 | + | tax imposed by Section 2355 or 2370 of this title or Section 624 or |
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| 54 | + | 628 of Title 36 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The credit may be used in |
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| 55 | + | the payment of estimated tax payments for the tax imposed by Section |
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| 56 | + | 624 or 628 of Title 36 of the Oklahoma Statu tes. The credit shall |
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| 57 | + | be in the amount as set forth in subsection G of this section. |
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| 58 | + | B. The amount of the credit shall be transferable to subsequent |
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| 59 | + | transferees. |
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100 | 91 | | a. is headquartered in this state or is ultimately |
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101 | 92 | | controlled by an entity headquartered in this state, |
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102 | 93 | | or |
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103 | 94 | | b. has been certified by the Oklahoma Tax Commission as |
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104 | 95 | | meeting the following minimum qualifications: |
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105 | 96 | | (1) is included within the definition of "basic |
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106 | 97 | | industry" as set forth in division (1) of |
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107 | 98 | | subparagraph a of paragraph 1 of subsection A of |
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108 | 99 | | Section 3603 of this title and has been |
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109 | 100 | | preapproved by the Oklahoma Department o f |
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110 | 101 | | Commerce to receive incentive payments pursuant |
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111 | 102 | | to the Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program Act or the |
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112 | 103 | | Former Military Facility Development Act. The |
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113 | 104 | | Department shall establish a p rocess for |
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114 | 105 | | preapproval of applicants for the Oklahoma |
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115 | 106 | | Quality Jobs Program Act or the Former Military |
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146 | 136 | | information as may be required under this section |
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147 | 137 | | and the Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program Act or the |
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148 | 138 | | Former Military Facility Development Act to allow |
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149 | 139 | | the Tax Commission to determine the amount of th e |
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150 | 140 | | tax credit allowed pursuant to the provisions of |
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151 | 141 | | this section and the amoun t of incentive payments |
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152 | 142 | | allowed pursuant to the Oklahoma Quality Jobs |
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153 | 143 | | Program Act or the Former Military Facility |
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154 | 144 | | Development Act for purposes of subsection K of |
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155 | 145 | | this section, |
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156 | 146 | | (2) has equity capitalization of not less than Ten |
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157 | 147 | | Million Dollars ($10,000,000. 00) Twenty Million |
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158 | 148 | | Dollars ($20,000,000.00), and |
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159 | 149 | | (3) has received a commitment by a local governmental |
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160 | 150 | | entity, whether by contract, letter agreement, |
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161 | 151 | | terms sheet, resolution, ordi nance or indenture, |
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162 | 152 | | to provide funds, personal property or real |
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163 | 153 | | property in the aggregate amount of Fifteen |
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164 | 154 | | Million Dollars ($15,000,000.00) One Million |
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165 | 155 | | Dollars ($1,000,000.00) or more which will be |
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166 | 156 | | utilized by one or more qualified space |
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197 | 186 | | governmental entity which has been lease d to a |
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198 | 187 | | state authority pursuant to a long -term lease or |
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199 | 188 | | personal or real property which a local |
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200 | 189 | | governmental entity has transferred to a state |
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201 | 190 | | authority. If such property has been so |
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202 | 191 | | transferred, the commitment required by this |
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203 | 192 | | division may be satisfied i f the state authority |
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204 | 193 | | agrees in writing to make the property so |
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205 | 194 | | transferred available for use by one or m ore |
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206 | 195 | | qualified space transportation vehicle providers ; |
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207 | 196 | | 2. "Qualified space transportation vehicle provider " means any |
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208 | 197 | | commercial provider organized und er the laws of this state as a |
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209 | 198 | | corporation or a limited liability company and engaged in designing , |
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210 | 199 | | developing, producing, or operating commercial space transportation |
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211 | 200 | | vehicles in this state; |
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212 | 201 | | 3. "Space transportation vehicle " includes all types of |
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213 | 202 | | vehicles or orbital or suborbital spacecraft, whether now in |
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214 | 203 | | existence, developed in the future, or currently un der design, |
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215 | 204 | | development, construction, reconstruction, or reconditioni ng, |
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216 | 205 | | constructed in this state and owned by a qualified space |
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217 | 206 | | transportation vehic le provider, for the purpose of operating in, or |
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248 | 236 | | 4. "Subsequently refunded or returned", when used in reference |
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249 | 237 | | to an eligible investment, means an actual redemp tion by the |
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250 | 238 | | qualified space transportation vehicle provider of the sec urities or |
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251 | 239 | | other indicia of ownership in the qualified space transportation |
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252 | 240 | | vehicle provider received by the investor from the investor 's |
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253 | 241 | | investment. The failure to allow the tax credits or the recapture |
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254 | 242 | | of the tax credits shall not affect the validity of the tax credits |
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255 | 243 | | in the hands of a transferee of the initial investor or subseque nt |
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256 | 244 | | transferees. Provided, an investor to whom an eligible investment, |
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257 | 245 | | or portion thereof, is subsequentl y refunded or returned shall |
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258 | 246 | | reimburse the Tax Commission the amount o f any credits claimed by a |
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259 | 247 | | transferee with respect to any such amount . |
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260 | 248 | | D. The tax credit provided for in this section shall not be |
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261 | 249 | | allowed or, if already claimed, shall be subjec t to recapture as to |
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262 | 250 | | the initial investor or investors with respect to any am ount of an |
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263 | 251 | | eligible investment made which is subsequently refunded or returned |
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264 | 252 | | to such investor. Further, a tax credit shall not be allowed to an |
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265 | 253 | | investor making an eligible investment in a qualified space |
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266 | 254 | | transportation vehicle provider or shall be subje ct to recapture as |
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267 | 255 | | to the initial investor or investors if previously allowed if the |
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268 | 256 | | qualified space transportation vehicle provider in which the |
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299 | 286 | | the tax credit as is associated with the amount of the investment |
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300 | 287 | | which is subsequently refunded or returned or which is not utilized. |
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301 | 288 | | E. The Tax Commission shall: |
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302 | 289 | | 1. Certify, upon request of an authorized agent or |
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303 | 290 | | representative of a qualified space transportation vehicle provider, |
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304 | 291 | | that the qualified space transportation vehicle provider fo r which |
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305 | 292 | | the certification is sought meets the qualifications prescribed by |
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306 | 293 | | subparagraph b of paragraph 1 of subsection C of this section. The |
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307 | 294 | | certification shall be in writing and signed by an authorized |
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308 | 295 | | representative of the Tax Commission and, for purposes of |
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309 | 296 | | determining qualifications of a qualified space transportation |
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310 | 297 | | vehicle provider in which an investment may be eligible for the |
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311 | 298 | | credit authorized by thi s section, shall be binding upon the Tax |
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312 | 299 | | Commission; and |
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313 | 300 | | 2. Issue a certificate to an investor th at provides adequate |
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314 | 301 | | documentation of qualification for the credit authorized by this |
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315 | 302 | | section even if the credit may not be claimed until after the date |
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316 | 303 | | upon which the certificate is requested. Upon issuance, the |
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317 | 304 | | certificate shall be evidence that an investor or a transferee of |
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318 | 305 | | the original tax credit claimant submitting the certi ficate, or a |
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319 | 306 | | certified copy thereof, with the relevant tax return or other form, |
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349 | 335 | | F. The maximum amount of all eligible inve stments for which tax |
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350 | 336 | | credits may be claimed under this section shall be Thirty M illion |
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351 | 337 | | Dollars ($30,000,000.00). If more than one qualified space |
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352 | 338 | | transportation vehicle provider has be en certified by the Tax |
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353 | 339 | | Commission pursuant to the provisions of subse ction E of this |
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354 | 340 | | section, the investors in the first such approved qualified space |
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355 | 341 | | transportation vehicle provider shall be entitled to a credit based |
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356 | 342 | | on their investment of the le sser of their eligible investment or |
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357 | 343 | | Thirty Million Dollars ($30,000,000.00). The investors in the |
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358 | 344 | | second such approved qualified space transportation vehicl e provider |
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359 | 345 | | shall then be entitled to a credit based on their investment of the |
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360 | 346 | | lesser of their eligible i nvestment or the difference between the |
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361 | 347 | | total eligible investments in previously approved qualified space |
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362 | 348 | | transportation vehicle providers and Thirty M illion Dollars |
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363 | 349 | | ($30,000,000.00). This same procedure will apply for all |
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364 | 350 | | subsequently approved qua lified space transportation vehicle |
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365 | 351 | | providers. If the amount of eligible inv estments exceeds the amount |
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366 | 352 | | upon which the tax credit may be claimed as provided herein, |
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367 | 353 | | investors shall be allowed a share of the amount of the available |
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368 | 354 | | tax credit in order of the date s of receipt of certification |
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369 | 355 | | therefor by the Tax Commission pursuant to the provisions of |
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370 | 356 | | paragraph 1 of subsection E of this section. |
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400 | 385 | | earned as of the date of the investment and shall be fully |
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401 | 386 | | redeemable as follows: |
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402 | 387 | | Period for Which |
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403 | 388 | | Tax Liability Determined Credit Allowed |
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404 | 389 | | Tax year subsequent to year of |
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405 | 390 | | eligible investment 10.6% of eligible |
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406 | 391 | | investment |
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407 | 392 | | Second tax year subsequent to y ear |
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408 | 393 | | of eligible investment 11.236% of eligible |
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409 | 394 | | investment |
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410 | 395 | | Third tax year subsequent to year |
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411 | 396 | | of eligible investment 11.910% of eligible |
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412 | 397 | | investment |
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413 | 398 | | Fourth tax year subsequent to year |
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414 | 399 | | of eligible investment 12.624% of eligible |
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415 | 400 | | investment |
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416 | 401 | | Fifth tax year subsequent to year |
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417 | 402 | | of eligible investment 13.381% of eligible |
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418 | 403 | | investment |
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419 | 404 | | H. The amount of a tax credit allowed pursuant to the |
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420 | 405 | | provisions of this se ction not used in payment of taxes due in the |
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421 | 406 | | year in which such credit is allowed pursuant to subsection G of |
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451 | 435 | | not to exceed three (3) years from the year in which such credit is |
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452 | 436 | | originally allowed. |
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453 | 437 | | I. The Tax Commission shall develop and issue appropriate forms |
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454 | 438 | | and instructions to enable investors to c laim the tax credit |
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455 | 439 | | provided for in this section. |
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456 | 440 | | J. A qualified space transport ation vehicle provider in which |
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457 | 441 | | an eligible investment qualifies for a credit authorized by this |
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458 | 442 | | section shall maintain a record of investment made in the qualified |
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459 | 443 | | space transportation vehicle provider for the period beginning |
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460 | 444 | | January 1, 2001, and ending December 31, 2003 2029. The qualified |
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461 | 445 | | space transportation vehicle provider shall notify the Tax |
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464 | 447 | | amount for such period. Any such qualified space transportation |
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465 | 448 | | vehicle provider which re funds or returns any amount of an eligible |
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466 | 449 | | investment to the investor shall notify the Tax Commission in |
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467 | 450 | | writing of the amount and recipient of such refunds or returns. The |
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468 | 451 | | Tax Commission shall compute the maximum amount of credits available |
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469 | 452 | | pursuant to this section based upon notification of the investment |
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470 | 453 | | amount transmitted to the Tax Commission by the qualified space |
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471 | 454 | | transportation vehicle provider. |
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503 | 485 | | Development Act until t he total of such incentive payments the |
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504 | 486 | | qualified space transportation vehicle pr ovider would otherwise |
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505 | 487 | | receive exceeds the total amount of the credit authorized by this |
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506 | 488 | | section as computed by the Tax Commission pursuant to subsection J |
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507 | 489 | | of this section. The amount of incentive payments for any year |
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508 | 490 | | which would otherwise be paid to the qualified space transportation |
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509 | 491 | | vehicle provider shall be distributed as follows: |
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510 | 492 | | 1. If the amount of su ch incentive payments equals or exceeds |
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511 | 493 | | the amount of the tax credit f or the year, the amount of such |
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512 | 494 | | payments which is equal to the amount of the tax credit shall be |
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513 | 495 | | apportioned as if collected from the tax imposed by Section 2355 or |
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514 | 496 | | 2370 of this title or Section 624 or 628 of Title 36 of the Oklahoma |
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515 | 497 | | Statutes according to the tax against which the credit was claimed. |
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516 | 498 | | The amount of such payments which is in excess of the amount of the |
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517 | 499 | | tax credit shall be retained by the Tax Commission to be paid as |
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518 | 500 | | provided for in this paragraph for subsequent years for which the |
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519 | 501 | | tax credit is allowed to the qualified space transportation vehicle |
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520 | 502 | | provider; |
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521 | 503 | | 2. If the amount of such incentive payments and any amount |
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522 | 504 | | retained by the Tax Commission pursuant to the prov isions of |
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554 | 535 | | provisions of paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 500. 4 of this |
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555 | 536 | | title which would otherwise be paid to the Department of |
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556 | 537 | | Transportation by the Oklahoma Transportation Authority pursuant to |
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557 | 538 | | the provisions of paragraph (2) of subsectio n (d) of Section 1730 of |
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558 | 539 | | Title 69 of the Oklahoma Statutes equal to the amoun t of the |
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559 | 540 | | deficit. |
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560 | 541 | | The Tax Commission shall apportion all funds collected pursuant |
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561 | 542 | | to the provisions of this paragr aph as if collected from the tax |
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562 | 543 | | imposed by Section 2355 or 2370 of this title or Section 624 or 628 |
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563 | 544 | | of Title 36 of the Oklahoma Statutes acco rding to the tax against |
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564 | 545 | | which the credit was claimed; and |
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565 | 546 | | 3. If any amount is w ithheld by or paid to the Tax Commission |
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566 | 547 | | pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 2 of this subsect ion, the |
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567 | 548 | | amount of incentive payments to be subsequently paid to the |
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568 | 549 | | qualified space transportation vehicle provider shall be apportioned |
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569 | 550 | | by the Tax Commissio n to the Department of Transporta tion until such |
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570 | 551 | | time as all amounts paid pursuant to the provisions of p aragraph 2 |
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571 | 552 | | of this subsection are repaid. |
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572 | 553 | | L. A qualified space transp ortation vehicle provider in which |
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573 | 554 | | investments qualify for the credit allowed by this section shall not |
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604 | 584 | | M. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, a qua lified |
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605 | 585 | | space transportation vehic le provider may, prior to the issuance of |
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606 | 586 | | a tax credit with respect to t he qualified space transportation |
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607 | 587 | | vehicle provider pursuant to the pro visions of this section, elect |
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608 | 588 | | to receive incentive payments pursuant to the prov isions of the |
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609 | 589 | | Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program Act or the Former Military Facility |
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610 | 590 | | Development Act in lieu of allowing the tax credit provided for |
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611 | 591 | | herein, in which case it shall so notify the Tax Commission in |
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612 | 592 | | writing and the provisions of this section shall not be applicable. |
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613 | 593 | | N. Except as provided by subsection M of this section, no |
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614 | 594 | | qualified space transportat ion vehicle provider which would |
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615 | 595 | | otherwise qualify for incentive payme nts pursuant to the provisions |
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616 | 596 | | of the Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program Act or the Fo rmer Military |
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617 | 597 | | Facility Development Act may receive such incentive payments prior |
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618 | 598 | | to January 1, 2003. |
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619 | 599 | | O. No qualified space transportation vehicle provider which has |
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620 | 600 | | made application to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce or which has |
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621 | 601 | | executed any agreemen t with the Oklahoma Department of Commerce with |
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622 | 602 | | respect to the receipt of incentive payments pursuant to the |
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623 | 603 | | provisions of the Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program Act or the Former |
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624 | 604 | | Military Facility Development Act or which has received any |
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