Manufacture Renewable Energy Systems: Make it in America Act of 2010 - Authorizes federal acquisition of, or the provision of federal funds to states for purchase of, only green technologies that are 100% manufactured in the United States from articles, materials, or supplies that are 100% grown, produced, or manufactured in the United States beginning in the fourth fiscal year after enactment of this Act. Provides that such percentage shall be 30% in the first fiscal year after enactment, 50% in the second fiscal year, and 80% in the third fiscal year.
Defines "green technologies" to mean renewable energy and energy efficiency products and services that: (1) reduce dependence on unreliable sources of energy by encouraging the use of sustainable biomass, wind, small-scale hydroelectric, solar, geothermal, and other renewable energy and energy efficiency products and services; and (2) use hybrid fossil-renewable energy systems.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit treating any facility originally placed in service after December 31, 2013, as a qualified facility for purposes of the renewable energy production and investment tax credits unless such facility is 100% manufactured in the United States from articles, materials, or supplies that are 100% grown, produced, or manufactured in the United States. Provides that such percentage shall be 30% for a facility placed in service during 2011, 50% for a facility placed in service during 2012, and 80% for a facility placed in service during 2013.
[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5792 Introduced in House (IH)]
111th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5792
To require 100 percent domestic content in green technologies purchased
by Federal agencies or by States with Federal funds and in property
eligible for the renewable energy production or investment tax credits.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 20, 2010
Mr. Garamendi (for himself, Mr. Perriello, Mr. McDermott, Mrs.
Napolitano, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Hare, Ms. Sutton, Mr. Schauer, Mr.
Hinchey, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Perlmutter, and Mr. Kagen) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and
Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means,
for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case
for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of
the committee concerned
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A BILL
To require 100 percent domestic content in green technologies purchased
by Federal agencies or by States with Federal funds and in property
eligible for the renewable energy production or investment tax credits.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Manufacture Renewable Energy
Systems: Make it in America Act of 2010''.
SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR PURCHASE OF GREEN TECHNOLOGIES WITH 100
PERCENT DOMESTIC CONTENT FOR USE BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
AND STATES.
(a) Requirement for Purchases by Federal Government.--
Notwithstanding the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.) and
subject to subsection (c), only green technologies that are 100 percent
manufactured in the United States, from articles, materials, or
supplies 100 percent of which are grown, produced, or manufactured in
the United States, may be acquired for use by the Federal Government.
(b) Requirement for Purchases by States Using Federal Funds.--
Subject to subsection (c), Federal funds may not be provided to a State
for the purchase of green technologies unless the State agrees that the
funds shall be used to purchase only green technologies that are 100
percent manufactured in the United States, from articles, materials, or
supplies 100 percent of which are grown, produced, or manufactured in
the United States.
(c) Phase-In of Requirement.--During the first three fiscal years
occurring after the date of the enactment of this Act, subsections (a)
and (b) shall be applied--
(1) during the first fiscal year beginning after such date
of enactment, by substituting ``30 percent'' for ``100
percent'';
(2) during the second fiscal year beginning after such date
of enactment, by substituting ``50 percent'' for ``100
percent''; and
(3) during the third fiscal year beginning after such date
of enactment, by substituting ``80 percent'' for ``100
percent''.
(d) Green Technologies Defined.--In this Act, the term ``green
technologies'' means renewable energy and energy efficiency products
and services that--
(1) reduce dependence on unreliable sources of energy by
encouraging the use of sustainable biomass, wind, small-scale
hydroelectric, solar, geothermal, and other renewable energy
and energy efficiency products and services; and
(2) use hybrid fossil-renewable energy systems.
(e) Effective Date.--This section shall apply to purchases of green
technologies on and after October 1 of the first fiscal year beginning
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 3. RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION AND INVESTMENT TAX CREDITS LIMITED
TO DOMESTICALLY PRODUCED PROPERTY.
(a) Credit for Electricity Produced From Certain Renewable
Resources.--Subsection (d) of section 45 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(12) Domestic content requirement.--
``(A) In general.--In the case of any facility
originally placed in service after December 31, 2010,
such facility shall not be treated as a qualified
facility for purposes of this section unless such
facility is 100 percent manufactured in the United
States, from articles, materials, or supplies 100
percent of which are grown, produced, or manufactured
in the United States.
``(B) Transitional rule.--In the case of any
facility originally placed in service before January 1,
2014, subparagraph (A) shall be applied--
``(i) in the case a facility originally
placed in service during 2011, by substituting
`30 percent' for `100 percent' both places it
appears,
``(ii) in the case a facility originally
placed in service during 2012, by substituting
`50 percent' for `100 percent' both places it
appears, and
``(iii) in the case a facility originally
placed in service during 2013, by substituting
`80 percent' for `100 percent' both places it
appears.''.
(b) Investment Energy Credit.--Section 48 of such Code is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
``(e) Domestic Content Requirement.--
``(1) In general.--In the case of any property for any
period after December 31, 2010, such property shall not be
treated as energy property for purposes of this section unless
such property is 100 percent manufactured in the United States,
from articles, materials, or supplies 100 percent of which are
grown, produced, or manufactured in the United States.
``(2) Transitional rule.--In the case of any property for
any period before January 1, 2014, paragraph (1) shall be
applied--
``(A) in the case of any period during 2011, by
substituting `30 percent' for `100 percent' both places
it appears,
``(B) in the case of any period during 2012, by
substituting `50 percent' for `100 percent' both places
it appears, and
``(C) in the case of any period during 2013, by
substituting `80 percent' for `100 percent' both places
it appears.''.
(c) Effective Dates.--
(1) Production credit.--The amendments made by subsection
(a) shall apply to facilities originally placed in service
after December 31, 2010.
(2) Investment credit.--The amendments made by subsection
(b) shall apply to periods after December 31, 2010, under rules
similar to the rules of section 48(m) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (as in effect on the day before the date of the
enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990).
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to House Ways and Means
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