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| 1 | 1 | 81R1115 CBH-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Ellis S.B. No. 130 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to an exemption from the sales tax for certain renewable | |
| 8 | 8 | energy devices. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 151, Tax Code, is amended | |
| 11 | 11 | by adding Section 151.3331 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 151.3331. RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVICE. (a) In this | |
| 13 | 13 | section: | |
| 14 | 14 | (1) "Renewable energy device" means a device that | |
| 15 | 15 | exclusively uses one or more renewable energy technologies to | |
| 16 | 16 | generate electricity. | |
| 17 | 17 | (2) "Renewable energy technology" has the meaning | |
| 18 | 18 | assigned by Section 39.904(d), Utilities Code. | |
| 19 | 19 | (3) "Retail customer" has the meaning assigned by | |
| 20 | 20 | Section 31.002, Utilities Code. | |
| 21 | 21 | (b) The sale, use, or installation of a renewable energy | |
| 22 | 22 | device that is installed on a retail customer's side of the meter is | |
| 23 | 23 | exempted from the taxes imposed by this chapter. | |
| 24 | 24 | SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act does not | |
| 25 | 25 | affect tax liability accruing before the effective date of this | |
| 26 | 26 | Act. That liability continues in effect as if this Act had not been | |
| 27 | 27 | enacted, and the former law is continued in effect for the | |
| 28 | 28 | collection of taxes due and for civil and criminal enforcement of | |
| 29 | 29 | the liability for those taxes. | |
| 30 | 30 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |