Bill Text: SC H4992 | 2019-2020 | 123rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Property tax exemptions
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-21 - Referred to Committee on Ways and Means [H4992 Detail]
Download: South_Carolina-2019-H4992-Introduced.html
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 12-37-220, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS, SO AS TO EXEMPT A RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCE PROPERTY HAVING A NAMEPLATE CAPACITY OF AND OPERATING AT NO GREATER THAN TWENTY KILOWATTS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 12-37-220(B) of the 1976 Code is amended by adding an appropriately numbered item at the end to read:
"( ) a renewable energy resource property having a nameplate capacity of and operating at no greater than twenty kilowatts, as measured in alternating current. For purposes of this item, 'renewable energy resource' has the same meaning as provided in Section 58-40-10 and includes, but is not limited to, all components that enhance the operational characteristics of the generating equipment, such as an advanced inverter or battery storage device, and equipment required to meet all applicable safety, performance, interconnection, and reliability standards established by the commission, the National Electrical Code, the National Electrical Safety Code, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Underwriters Laboratories, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and any local governing authorities."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor and applies to property tax years beginning after 2019.
