Section 28*2. Biofuel production credit  


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  • (a) General. A taxpayer subject to
      tax under article nine, nine-A or twenty-two of this  chapter  shall  be
      allowed  a credit against such tax pursuant to the provisions referenced
      in subdivision (d) of this section. The credit (or  pro  rata  share  of
      earned  credit  in the case of a partnership) for each gallon of biofuel
      produced at a biofuel plant on or after January first, two thousand  six
      shall  equal  fifteen cents per gallon after the production of the first
      forty thousand gallons per year presented to market.  The  credit  under
      this  section  shall  be  capped at two and one-half million dollars per
      taxpayer per taxable year for  up  to  no  more  than  four  consecutive
      taxable years per biofuel plant.
        (b)  Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following terms
      shall have the following meanings:
        (1) "Biofuel" means a fuel which includes biodiesel and  ethanol.  The
      term  "biodiesel"  shall mean a fuel comprised exclusively of mono-alkyl
      esters of long chain fatty acids derived from vegetable oils  or  animal
      fats,  designated  B100,  which  meets  the  specifications  of American
      Society of  Testing  and  Materials  designation  D  6751-02.  The  term
      "ethanol" shall mean ethyl alcohol manufactured in the United States and
      its  territories  and  sold (i) for fuel use and which has been rendered
      unfit for beverage use in a manner and which is produced at  a  facility
      approved  by the federal bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms for the
      production of ethanol for fuel, or (ii) as  denatured  ethanol  used  by
      blenders  and  refiners  which has been rendered unfit for beverage use.
      The term "biofuel" may also include any other standard approved  by  the
      New York state energy and research development authority.
        (2)  "Biofuel  plant"  means a commercial facility located in New York
      state at which one or more biofuels are produced.
        (c) Reporting requirements. A taxpayer wishing to claim a credit under
      this section shall annually certify to the commissioner (i) that biofuel
      produced at the eligible biofuel plant meets all existing standards  for
      biofuel  and (ii) the amount of biofuel produced at the eligible biofuel
      plant during a taxable year.
        (d) Cross-references. For application of the credit  provided  for  in
      this section, see the following provisions of this chapter:
        (1) Article 9: Section 187-c.
        (2) Article 9-A: Section 210, subdivision 38.
        (3) Article 22: Section 606, subsections (i) and (jj).
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