2015 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 08 - Revenue and Taxation
Chapter 315 - Personal and Corporate Income or Excise Tax Credits
Section 315.336 - Transportation projects.

(1) A credit is allowed against the taxes otherwise due under ORS chapter 316 or, if the taxpayer is a corporation, under ORS chapter 317 or 318, for a transportation project, based upon the certified cost of the project during the period for which the project is certified under ORS 469B.320 to 469B.347.

(2) The credit allowed for a project other than an alternative fuel vehicle project shall be as follows:

(a) For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2011, and before January 1, 2012, the maximum allowed credit shall be:

(A) 35 percent of certified cost, if a preliminary certification is issued under ORS 469B.329 prior to July 1, 2011; or

(B) 25 percent of certified cost, if a preliminary certification is issued under ORS 469B.329 on or after July 1, 2011, and before January 1, 2012.

(b) For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2012, and before January 1, 2013, the maximum allowed credit shall be 25 percent of certified cost.

(c) For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and before January 1, 2014, the maximum allowed credit shall be 20 percent of certified cost.

(d) For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2014, and before January 1, 2015, the maximum allowed credit shall be 15 percent of certified cost.

(e) For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2015, and before January 1, 2016, the maximum allowed credit shall be 10 percent of certified cost.

(3) The total amount of the credit allowable for an alternative fuel vehicle project under this section may not exceed 35 percent of the certified cost of the project.

(4)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, the credit allowed in each of the first two tax years in which the credit is claimed shall be 10 percent of the certified cost of the project, but may not exceed the tax liability of the taxpayer. The credit allowed in each of the succeeding three years shall be five percent of the certified cost, but may not exceed the tax liability of the taxpayer.

(b) If the amount of the credit allowed under this section is less than 35 percent of the certified cost of the project, the credit allowed in any tax year may not exceed five percent of the certified cost of the project, and may not exceed the tax liability of the taxpayer.

(5) In order for a tax credit to be allowable under this section:

(a) The project must be located in Oregon.

(b) The project must have received final certification from the Director of the State Department of Energy under ORS 469B.320 to 469B.347.

(6) Any tax credit otherwise allowable under this section that is not used by the taxpayer in a particular year may be carried forward and offset against the taxpayer’s tax liability for the next succeeding tax year. Any credit remaining unused in that next succeeding tax year may be carried forward and used in the second succeeding tax year, and likewise, any credit not used in that second succeeding tax year may be carried forward and used in the third succeeding tax year, and likewise, any credit not used in that third succeeding tax year may be carried forward and used in the fourth succeeding tax year, and likewise, any credit not used in that fourth succeeding tax year may be carried forward and used in the fifth succeeding tax year, but may not be carried forward for any tax year thereafter. Credits may be carried forward to and used in a tax year beyond the years specified in subsection (2) of this section only as provided in this subsection.

(7) The credit allowed under this section is not in lieu of any depreciation or amortization deduction for the transportation project to which the taxpayer otherwise may be entitled for purposes of ORS chapter 316, 317 or 318 for such year.

(8) The taxpayer’s adjusted basis for determining gain or loss may not be decreased by any tax credits allowed under this section.

(9) The definitions in ORS 469B.320 apply to this section. [2011 c.730 §53; 2012 c.45 §6; 2013 c.774 §14]

Note: Sections 54 and 66, chapter 730, Oregon Laws 2011, provide:

Sec. 54. (1) A taxpayer may not be allowed a credit for a transportation project, other than an alternative fuel vehicle project, certified under ORS 469B.332 if the first tax year for which the credit would otherwise be allowed begins on or after January 1, 2016.

(2) A taxpayer may not be allowed a credit for an alternative fuel vehicle project certified under ORS 469B.332 if the first tax year for which the credit would otherwise be allowed begins on or after January 1, 2018. [2011 c.730 §54; 2013 c.774 §16]

Sec. 66. Sections 53 and 56 to 65 of this 2011 Act [315.336 and 469B.320 to 469B.347] apply to applications for preliminary certification submitted under section 58 of this 2011 Act [469B.326] after July 1, 2011, and to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2011. [2011 c.730 §66]

Note: Sections 9 to 11, chapter 774, Oregon Laws 2013, provide:

Sec. 9. (1) A credit against the taxes that are otherwise due under ORS chapter 316 or, if the taxpayer is a corporation, under ORS chapter 317 or 318, is allowed to a taxpayer for certified alternative fuel vehicle contributions made by the taxpayer during the tax year to the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Revolving Fund established under section 2 of this 2013 Act [469.961].

(2)(a) The Department of Revenue shall, in cooperation with the State Department of Energy, conduct an auction of tax credits under this section. The Department of Revenue may not auction more than $3 million of tax credits under this section. The department may conduct the auction in the manner that the department determines is best suited to maximize the return to the state on the sale of tax credit certifications and shall announce a reserve bid prior to conducting the auction. The reserve amount shall be at least 95 percent of the total amount of the tax credit. Moneys necessary to reimburse the Department of Revenue for the actual costs incurred by the department in administering an auction, not to exceed 0.25 percent of auction proceeds, are continuously appropriated to the department. The Department of Revenue shall deposit net receipts from the auction required under this section in the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Revolving Fund established under section 2 of this 2013 Act. Net receipts from the auction required under this section shall be used to provide loans as described in section 3 of this 2013 Act [469.962].

(b) The State Department of Energy shall adopt rules for the administration and implementation of this section.

(3) Contributions made under this section shall be deposited in the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Revolving Fund.

(4)(a) Upon receipt of a contribution, the State Department of Energy shall issue to the taxpayer written certification of the amount certified for tax credit under this section to the extent the amount certified for tax credit, when added to all amounts previously certified for tax credit under this section, does not exceed $3 million for the tax year beginning January 1, 2013.

(b) The State Department of Energy and the Department of Revenue are not liable, and a refund of a contributed amount need not be made, if a taxpayer who has received tax credit certification is unable to use all or a portion of the tax credit to offset the tax liability of the taxpayer.

(5) The tax credit allowed under this section for any one tax year may not exceed the tax liability of the taxpayer.

(6) Any tax credit otherwise allowable under this section that is not used by the taxpayer in a particular tax year may be carried forward and offset against the taxpayer’s tax liability for the next succeeding tax year. Any credit remaining unused in the next succeeding tax year may be carried forward and used in the second succeeding tax year, and, likewise, any credit not used in the second succeeding tax year may be carried forward and used in the third succeeding tax year but may not be carried forward for any tax year thereafter.

(7) If a tax credit is claimed under this section by a nonresident or part-year resident taxpayer, the amount shall be allowed without proration under ORS 316.117.

(8) If the amount of contribution for which a tax credit certification is made is allowed as a deduction for federal tax purposes, the amount of the contribution shall be added to federal taxable income for Oregon tax purposes. [2013 c.774 §9]

Sec. 10. During the biennia beginning July 1, 2013, and July 1, 2015, the limit imposed under ORS 469B.344 (1)(a) on the total amount of potential tax credits for all transportation projects in this state shall be reduced by the total amount of potential tax credits auctioned under section 9, chapter 774, Oregon Laws 2013, during the biennia beginning July 1, 2013, and July 1, 2015. [2013 c.774 §10; 2014 c.38 §8]

Sec. 11. Section 9, chapter 774, Oregon Laws 2013, applies to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and before January 1, 2017.

[2013 c.774 §11; 2014 c.38 §9]