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3328 ENGROSSED HOUSE
34-BILL NO. 3426 By: Archer, Menz, Alonso-
35-Sandoval, and Staires of
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29+BILL NO. 3426 By: Archer and Menz of the
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4540 [ revenue and taxation - income tax credits for
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5347 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
5448 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 68 O.S. 2021, Section 2357.42, is
5549 amended to read as fo llows:
5650 Section 2357.42 A. For tax years beginning after December 31,
57-2000, and ending before January 1, 2000 through 2009 and 2024
58-through 2030, there shall be allowed to an investor making an
59-eligible investment a credit against the tax imposed by Section 2355
60-or 2370 of this title or Section 624 or 628 of Title 36 of the
61-Oklahoma Statutes. Th e credit may be used in the payment of
62-estimated tax payments for the tax imposed by Section 624 or 628 of
63-Title 36 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The credit shall be in the
64-amount as set forth in su bsection G of this section.
51+2000, and ending before January 1, 2009 2030, there shall be allowed
52+to an investor making an eligible i nvestment a credit against the
53+tax imposed by Section 2355 or 2370 of this title or Section 624 or
54+628 of Title 36 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The credit may be used in
55+the payment of estimated tax payments for the tax imposed by Section
56+624 or 628 of Title 36 of the Oklahoma Statu tes. The credit shall
57+be in the amount as set forth in subsection G of this section.
58+B. The amount of the credit shall be transferable to subsequent
59+transferees.
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92-B. The amount of the credit shall be transferable to subsequent
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9486 C. As used in this section:
9587 1. "Eligible investment" means an investment made during a
9688 period not earlier than January 1, 2001, and not later than December
97-31, 2003, and for the period not earlier than January 1, 2024, and
98-not later than December 31, 2029, in a qualified space
99-transportation vehicle provider that:
89+31, 2003 2029, in a qualified space transportation vehicle provider
90+that:
10091 a. is headquartered in this state or is ultimately
10192 controlled by an entity headquartered in this state,
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10394 b. has been certified by the Oklahoma Tax Commission as
10495 meeting the following minimum qualifications:
10596 (1) is included within the definition of "basic
10697 industry" as set forth in division (1) of
10798 subparagraph a of paragraph 1 of subsection A of
10899 Section 3603 of this title and has been
109100 preapproved by the Oklahoma Department o f
110101 Commerce to receive incentive payments pursuant
111102 to the Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program Act or the
112103 Former Military Facility Development Act. The
113104 Department shall establish a p rocess for
114105 preapproval of applicants for the Oklahoma
115106 Quality Jobs Program Act or the Former Military
107+Facility Development Act for purposes of this
108+division. The qualified space transpo rtation
109+vehicle provider shall agree to submit such
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143-Facility Development Act for purposes of this
144-division. The qualified space transportation
145-vehicle provider shall agree to submit such
146136 information as may be required under this section
147137 and the Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program Act or the
148138 Former Military Facility Development Act to allow
149139 the Tax Commission to determine the amount of th e
150140 tax credit allowed pursuant to the provisions of
151141 this section and the amoun t of incentive payments
152142 allowed pursuant to the Oklahoma Quality Jobs
153143 Program Act or the Former Military Facility
154144 Development Act for purposes of subsection K of
155145 this section,
156146 (2) has equity capitalization of not less than Ten
157147 Million Dollars ($10,000,000. 00) Twenty Million
158148 Dollars ($20,000,000.00), and
159149 (3) has received a commitment by a local governmental
160150 entity, whether by contract, letter agreement,
161151 terms sheet, resolution, ordi nance or indenture,
162152 to provide funds, personal property or real
163153 property in the aggregate amount of Fifteen
164154 Million Dollars ($15,000,000.00) One Million
165155 Dollars ($1,000,000.00) or more which will be
166156 utilized by one or more qualified space
157+transportation vehicle p roviders. For purposes
158+of this division, such property may include
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194-transportation vehicle providers. For purposes
195-of this division, such property may include
196-personal or real property owned by a local
197186 governmental entity which has been lease d to a
198187 state authority pursuant to a long -term lease or
199188 personal or real property which a local
200189 governmental entity has transferred to a state
201190 authority. If such property has been so
202191 transferred, the commitment required by this
203192 division may be satisfied i f the state authority
204193 agrees in writing to make the property so
205194 transferred available for use by one or m ore
206195 qualified space transportation vehicle providers ;
207196 2. "Qualified space transportation vehicle provider " means any
208197 commercial provider organized und er the laws of this state as a
209198 corporation or a limited liability company and engaged in designing ,
210199 developing, producing, or operating commercial space transportation
211200 vehicles in this state;
212201 3. "Space transportation vehicle " includes all types of
213202 vehicles or orbital or suborbital spacecraft, whether now in
214203 existence, developed in the future, or currently un der design,
215204 development, construction, reconstruction, or reconditioni ng,
216205 constructed in this state and owned by a qualified space
217206 transportation vehic le provider, for the purpose of operating in, or
207+transporting a payload to, from, or within, outer space, or in
208+suborbital trajectory, and includes any component of such vehic le or
209+spacecraft not specifically designed or adapted for a payload ; and
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245-transporting a payload to, from, or within, outer space, or in
246-suborbital trajectory, and includes any component of such ve hicle or
247-spacecraft not specifically designed or adapted for a payload; and
248236 4. "Subsequently refunded or returned", when used in reference
249237 to an eligible investment, means an actual redemp tion by the
250238 qualified space transportation vehicle provider of the sec urities or
251239 other indicia of ownership in the qualified space transportation
252240 vehicle provider received by the investor from the investor 's
253241 investment. The failure to allow the tax credits or the recapture
254242 of the tax credits shall not affect the validity of the tax credits
255243 in the hands of a transferee of the initial investor or subseque nt
256244 transferees. Provided, an investor to whom an eligible investment,
257245 or portion thereof, is subsequentl y refunded or returned shall
258246 reimburse the Tax Commission the amount o f any credits claimed by a
259247 transferee with respect to any such amount .
260248 D. The tax credit provided for in this section shall not be
261249 allowed or, if already claimed, shall be subjec t to recapture as to
262250 the initial investor or investors with respect to any am ount of an
263251 eligible investment made which is subsequently refunded or returned
264252 to such investor. Further, a tax credit shall not be allowed to an
265253 investor making an eligible investment in a qualified space
266254 transportation vehicle provider or shall be subje ct to recapture as
267255 to the initial investor or investors if previously allowed if the
268256 qualified space transportation vehicle provider in which the
257+investment was made fails to make use of such funds or property
258+within three (3) years of the date the tax cre dit was allowed. Any
259+recapture under this subsection shall only apply as to that part of
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296-investment was made fails to make use of such funds or property
297-within three (3) years of the date the tax credit was allowed. Any
298-recapture under this subsection shall only apply as to that part of
299286 the tax credit as is associated with the amount of the investment
300287 which is subsequently refunded or returned or which is not utilized.
301288 E. The Tax Commission shall:
302289 1. Certify, upon request of an authorized agent or
303290 representative of a qualified space transportation vehicle provider,
304291 that the qualified space transportation vehicle provider fo r which
305292 the certification is sought meets the qualifications prescribed by
306293 subparagraph b of paragraph 1 of subsection C of this section. The
307294 certification shall be in writing and signed by an authorized
308295 representative of the Tax Commission and, for purposes of
309296 determining qualifications of a qualified space transportation
310297 vehicle provider in which an investment may be eligible for the
311298 credit authorized by thi s section, shall be binding upon the Tax
312299 Commission; and
313300 2. Issue a certificate to an investor th at provides adequate
314301 documentation of qualification for the credit authorized by this
315302 section even if the credit may not be claimed until after the date
316303 upon which the certificate is requested. Upon issuance, the
317304 certificate shall be evidence that an investor or a transferee of
318305 the original tax credit claimant submitting the certi ficate, or a
319306 certified copy thereof, with the relevant tax return or other form,
307+has the legal right to exercise the credit in order to reduce the
308+relevant tax liability for the p eriod authorized by this section.
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347-has the legal right to exercise the credit in order to reduce the
348-relevant tax liability for the period authorized by this section.
349335 F. The maximum amount of all eligible inve stments for which tax
350336 credits may be claimed under this section shall be Thirty M illion
351337 Dollars ($30,000,000.00). If more than one qualified space
352338 transportation vehicle provider has be en certified by the Tax
353339 Commission pursuant to the provisions of subse ction E of this
354340 section, the investors in the first such approved qualified space
355341 transportation vehicle provider shall be entitled to a credit based
356342 on their investment of the le sser of their eligible investment or
357343 Thirty Million Dollars ($30,000,000.00). The investors in the
358344 second such approved qualified space transportation vehicl e provider
359345 shall then be entitled to a credit based on their investment of the
360346 lesser of their eligible i nvestment or the difference between the
361347 total eligible investments in previously approved qualified space
362348 transportation vehicle providers and Thirty M illion Dollars
363349 ($30,000,000.00). This same procedure will apply for all
364350 subsequently approved qua lified space transportation vehicle
365351 providers. If the amount of eligible inv estments exceeds the amount
366352 upon which the tax credit may be claimed as provided herein,
367353 investors shall be allowed a share of the amount of the available
368354 tax credit in order of the date s of receipt of certification
369355 therefor by the Tax Commission pursuant to the provisions of
370356 paragraph 1 of subsection E of this section.
357+G. The amount of the tax credit allowed pursuant to the
358+provisions of subsection A of this section shall be deem ed fully
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398-G. The amount of the tax credit allowed pursuant to the
399-provisions of subsection A of this section shall be deemed fully
400385 earned as of the date of the investment and shall be fully
401386 redeemable as follows:
402387 Period for Which
403388 Tax Liability Determined Credit Allowed
404389 Tax year subsequent to year of
405390 eligible investment 10.6% of eligible
406391 investment
407392 Second tax year subsequent to y ear
408393 of eligible investment 11.236% of eligible
409394 investment
410395 Third tax year subsequent to year
411396 of eligible investment 11.910% of eligible
412397 investment
413398 Fourth tax year subsequent to year
414399 of eligible investment 12.624% of eligible
415400 investment
416401 Fifth tax year subsequent to year
417402 of eligible investment 13.381% of eligible
418403 investment
419404 H. The amount of a tax credit allowed pursuant to the
420405 provisions of this se ction not used in payment of taxes due in the
421406 year in which such credit is allowed pursuant to subsection G of
407+this section may be used as a credit against subsequent tax
408+liability of the investor or a subsequent transferee for a period
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449-this section may be used as a credit against subsequent tax
450-liability of the investor or a subsequent transferee for a per iod
451435 not to exceed three (3) years from the year in which such credit is
452436 originally allowed.
453437 I. The Tax Commission shall develop and issue appropriate forms
454438 and instructions to enable investors to c laim the tax credit
455439 provided for in this section.
456440 J. A qualified space transport ation vehicle provider in which
457441 an eligible investment qualifies for a credit authorized by this
458442 section shall maintain a record of investment made in the qualified
459443 space transportation vehicle provider for the period beginning
460444 January 1, 2001, and ending December 31, 2003 2029. The qualified
461445 space transportation vehicle provider shall notify the Tax
462-Commission not later than January 31, 2004, one month after the end
463-of the year in which the investment is made of the total investment
446+Commission not later than January 31, 2004, of the total investment
464447 amount for such period. Any such qualified space transportation
465448 vehicle provider which re funds or returns any amount of an eligible
466449 investment to the investor shall notify the Tax Commission in
467450 writing of the amount and recipient of such refunds or returns. The
468451 Tax Commission shall compute the maximum amount of credits available
469452 pursuant to this section based upon notification of the investment
470453 amount transmitted to the Tax Commission by the qualified space
471454 transportation vehicle provider.
455+K. A qualified space tr ansportation vehicle provider in which
456+eligible investments qualify for the tax c redit authorized by this
457+section shall not receive incentive payments pursuant to the
458+Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program Act or the Former Military Facility
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499-K. A qualified space transportation vehicle provider in which
500-eligible investments qualify for the tax credit authorized by this
501-section shall not receive incentive payments pursuant to the
502-Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program Act or the Former Military Facility
503485 Development Act until t he total of such incentive payments the
504486 qualified space transportation vehicle pr ovider would otherwise
505487 receive exceeds the total amount of the credit authorized by this
506488 section as computed by the Tax Commission pursuant to subsection J
507489 of this section. The amount of incentive payments for any year
508490 which would otherwise be paid to the qualified space transportation
509491 vehicle provider shall be distributed as follows:
510492 1. If the amount of su ch incentive payments equals or exceeds
511493 the amount of the tax credit f or the year, the amount of such
512494 payments which is equal to the amount of the tax credit shall be
513495 apportioned as if collected from the tax imposed by Section 2355 or
514496 2370 of this title or Section 624 or 628 of Title 36 of the Oklahoma
515497 Statutes according to the tax against which the credit was claimed.
516498 The amount of such payments which is in excess of the amount of the
517499 tax credit shall be retained by the Tax Commission to be paid as
518500 provided for in this paragraph for subsequent years for which the
519501 tax credit is allowed to the qualified space transportation vehicle
520502 provider;
521503 2. If the amount of such incentive payments and any amount
522504 retained by the Tax Commission pursuant to the prov isions of
505+paragraph 1 of this subsection is less than the amount of the tax
506+credit for the year, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1727
507+of Title 69 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Tax C ommission shall
508+withhold a portion of the taxes levied and collected pur suant to the
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551-credit for the year, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1727
552-of Title 69 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the Tax Commission shall
553-withhold a portion of the taxes levied and collected pu rsuant to the
554535 provisions of paragraph 1 of subsection A of Section 500. 4 of this
555536 title which would otherwise be paid to the Department of
556537 Transportation by the Oklahoma Transportation Authority pursuant to
557538 the provisions of paragraph (2) of subsectio n (d) of Section 1730 of
558539 Title 69 of the Oklahoma Statutes equal to the amoun t of the
559540 deficit.
560541 The Tax Commission shall apportion all funds collected pursuant
561542 to the provisions of this paragr aph as if collected from the tax
562543 imposed by Section 2355 or 2370 of this title or Section 624 or 628
563544 of Title 36 of the Oklahoma Statutes acco rding to the tax against
564545 which the credit was claimed; and
565546 3. If any amount is w ithheld by or paid to the Tax Commission
566547 pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 2 of this subsect ion, the
567548 amount of incentive payments to be subsequently paid to the
568549 qualified space transportation vehicle provider shall be apportioned
569550 by the Tax Commissio n to the Department of Transporta tion until such
570551 time as all amounts paid pursuant to the provisions of p aragraph 2
571552 of this subsection are repaid.
572553 L. A qualified space transp ortation vehicle provider in which
573554 investments qualify for the credit allowed by this section shall not
555+be entitled to payment of any incentive payments accrued prior to
556+January 1, 2001, under the Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program Act or the
557+Former Military Facility Development Act.
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602-January 1, 2001, under the Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program Act or the
603-Former Military Facility Development Act.
604584 M. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, a qua lified
605585 space transportation vehic le provider may, prior to the issuance of
606586 a tax credit with respect to t he qualified space transportation
607587 vehicle provider pursuant to the pro visions of this section, elect
608588 to receive incentive payments pursuant to the prov isions of the
609589 Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program Act or the Former Military Facility
610590 Development Act in lieu of allowing the tax credit provided for
611591 herein, in which case it shall so notify the Tax Commission in
612592 writing and the provisions of this section shall not be applicable.
613593 N. Except as provided by subsection M of this section, no
614594 qualified space transportat ion vehicle provider which would
615595 otherwise qualify for incentive payme nts pursuant to the provisions
616596 of the Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program Act or the Fo rmer Military
617597 Facility Development Act may receive such incentive payments prior
618598 to January 1, 2003.
619599 O. No qualified space transportation vehicle provider which has
620600 made application to the Oklahoma Department of Commerce or which has
621601 executed any agreemen t with the Oklahoma Department of Commerce with
622602 respect to the receipt of incentive payments pursuant to the
623603 provisions of the Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program Act or the Former
624604 Military Facility Development Act or which has received any
605+incentive payment pur suant to the Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program Act
606+or the Former Military Facility Development Act pri or to May 24,
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653-or the Former Military Facility Development Act prior to May 24,
654633 2001, may be certified for purposes of determining eligibility for
655634 the credit authorized by this section.
656635 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
657-COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
658-April 8, 2024 - DO PASS AS AMENDED
636+Passed the House of Representatives the 6th day of March, 2024.
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