Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 15, 2016

In the final days of 2015, Nevada became the front line in the looming nationwide fight over energy policy when the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada altered rates for net metering impacting homeowners with rooftop photovoltaic panels.

Nevada 120

Nevada Commissioning Leases Banking 120

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MARCH 8, 2016

Agriculture Partnership in Assisting Community Expansion (Ag PACE): This program has been established to buy down the interest rate on loans to farmers who are investing in other nontraditional agriculture activities to supplement farm income. The total buy down amount per borrower may not exceed $20,000 per project or biennium.

North Dakota 40

North Dakota Income Finance Equipment 40

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JULY 11, 2014

Agricultural Products Utilization Commission (APUC): The mission of APUC is to create wealth and jobs though the development of new and expanded uses of North Dakota’s agricultural products. Loan funds may be used to finance real estate, machinery and equipment and for the purchase or leasing of equipment.

North Dakota 40

North Dakota Income Finance Equipment 40

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APRIL 15, 2014

The principal and interest on the bonds are paid solely from the funds derived from leasing or selling the facilities to the user company. Income Tax Capital Credit: The Income Tax Capital Credit has been available since 1995. Terms for both are normally 10-20 years and can finance up to 100% of the project costs. 25 to $1.75

Income 108

Income Finance Zoning Employment 108

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MARCH 21, 2014

INCOME TAX CAPITAL CREDIT: Currently codified as Article 7, Chapter 18, Title 40, Code of Alabama 1975. It is a credit of five percent of the capital costs of a qualifying project, to be applied to the Alabama income tax liability or financial institution excise tax generated by the project income, each year for 20 years.

Income 75

Income Finance Zoning Equipment 75

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MARCH 9, 2016

The Governor’s University Research Initiative (GURI): The Governor’s University Research Initiative (GURI) was enacted in 2015 by the 84th Legislature with a goal to bring the best and brightest distinguished researchers in the world to Texas. This program encourages business development and expansions located in non-entitlement communities.

Texas 40

Texas Finance Electrical Products 40

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FEBRUARY 28, 2013

After swallowing that gloomy news, Californians trudged to the polls in November and approved a referendum increasing their state income taxes by a whopping $6 billion a year. From a statistical perspective, one measure that illustrates how a community’s economic health is trending can be seen through tracking the area’s median income levels.

California 47

California Sacramento Zoning Los Angeles 47