Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 123 - OREGON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Division 600 - BUSINESS ENERGY TAX CREDITS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCE EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING BETC (Manufacturing BETC)
Section 123-600-0100 - Purpose and Scope

(1) Amount of Tax Credit. Qualified Oregon facilities that manufacture renewable energy resource equipment may be eligible for a tax credit equal to 50% of maximum eligible cost. Costs are limited up to $2.5 million for a facility used to manufacture electric vehicles or component parts of electric vehicles and up to $40 million in the case of any other eligible facility.

(2) Application Review. Application for the Manufacturing BETC is subject to detailed technical and financial review of the project. The Applicant is also required to sign a performance contract with measures that include job creation requirements, job retention requirements and other economic or operational benchmarks as determined by the Department.

(3) Certification of Cost for Tax Credit. The Director shall issue a final certificate pursuant to ORS 285C.553 before the tax credit can be claimed. The Director shall determine the dollar amount certified for any facility and the priority between applications for certification based upon the criteria contained in ORS 285C.540 to 285C.559 and applicable rules and standards adopted under ORS 285C.540 to 285C.559. The Director may consider the status of a facility as a research, development or demonstration facility of new renewable resource generating and conservation technologies in the determination.

(4) Use of Tax Credit. The tax credit may be offset against Oregon income and corporation excise taxes owed pursuant to ORS 315.341. An Applicant qualifying for the tax credit may transfer the tax credit through the pass-through option in return for a discounted cash payment from a qualified pass-through partner.