[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2388 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2388

 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the depreciation 
 recovery period for energy-efficient cool roof systems, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 22, 2014

  Mr. Cardin (for himself, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Heller) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                                Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the depreciation 
 recovery period for energy-efficient cool roof systems, and for other 
                               purposes.

    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 ``Energy-Efficient Cool Roof Jobs 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEPRECIATION RECOVERY PERIOD FOR CERTAIN ROOF SYSTEMS.

    (a) 20-Year Recovery Period.--
            (1) In general.--Subparagraph (F) of section 168(e)(3) of 
        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as 
        follows:
                    ``(F) 20-year property.--The term `20-year 
                property' means--
                            ``(i) initial clearing and grading land 
                        improvements with respect to any electric 
                        utility transmission and distribution plant, 
                        and
                            ``(ii) any qualified energy-efficient cool 
                        roof replacement property.''.
            (2) Qualified energy-efficient cool roof replacement 
        property.--Section 168(e) of such Code is amended by adding at 
        the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(9) Qualified energy-efficient cool roof replacement 
        property.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified energy-
                efficient cool roof replacement property' means any 
                roof system--
                            ``(i) which is placed in service above 
                        conditioned or semi-heated space on an eligible 
                        commercial building,
                            ``(ii) which has a slope equal to or less 
                        than 2:12,
                            ``(iii) which replaces an existing roof 
                        system, and
                            ``(iv) which includes--
                                    ``(I) insulation which meets or 
                                exceeds the minimum prescriptive 
                                requirements in tables A-1 to A-9 in 
                                the Normative Appendix A of ASHRAE 
                                Standard 189.1-2011, and
                                    ``(II) in the case of an eligible 
                                commercial building located in a 
                                climate zone other than climate zone 6, 
                                7, or 8 (as specified in ASHRAE 
                                Standard 189.1-2011), a primary roof 
                                covering which has a cool roof surface.
                    ``(B) Cool roof surface.--The term `cool roof 
                surface' means a roof the exterior surface of which--
                            ``(i) has a 3-year-aged solar reflectance 
                        of at least 0.55 and a 3-year-aged thermal 
                        emittance of at least 0.75, as determined in 
                        accordance with the Cool Roof Rating Council 
                        CRRC-1 Product Rating Program, or
                            ``(ii) has a 3-year-aged solar reflectance 
                        index (SRI) of at least 64, as determined in 
                        accordance with ASTM Standard E1980, 
                        determined--
                                    ``(I) using a medium-wind-speed 
                                convection coefficient of 12 W/
                                m<SUP>2</SUP>.K, and
                                    ``(II) using the values for 3-year-
                                aged solar reflectance and 3-year-aged 
                                thermal emittance determined in 
                                accordance with the Cool Roof Rating 
                                Council CRRC-1 Product Rating Program.
                    ``(C) Roof system.--The term `roof system' means a 
                system of roof components, including roof insulation 
                and a membrane or primary roof covering, but not 
                including the roof deck, designed to weather-proof and 
                improve the thermal resistance of a building.
                    ``(D) Eligible commercial building.--The term 
                `eligible commercial building' means any building--
                            ``(i) which is within the scope of ASHRAE 
                        Standard 90.1-2010,
                            ``(ii) which is located in the United 
                        States,
                            ``(iii) with respect to which depreciation 
                        (or amortization in lieu of depreciation) is 
                        allowable, and
                            ``(iv) which was placed in service before 
                        the date that is 3 years prior to the date the 
                        roof system described in subparagraph (A) is 
                        placed in service.
                    ``(E) ASHRAE.--The term `ASHRAE' means the American 
                Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning 
                Engineers.''.
    (b) Requirement To Use Straight Line Method.--Paragraph (3) of 
section 168(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(J) Any qualified energy-efficient cool roof 
                replacement property.''.
    (c) Alternative System.--The table contained in section 
168(g)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
striking the last item and inserting the following new items:

        ``(F)(i)...........................................         25 
         (F)(ii)...........................................     27.5''.
    (d) Depreciation Rules for Certain Qualified Energy-Efficient Cool 
Roof Replacement Property for Purposes of Computing the Earnings and 
Profits of a Real Estate Investment Trust.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraph (3) of section 312(k) of the 
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end 
        the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Treatment of qualified energy-efficient cool 
                roof replacement property.--In the case of any 
                qualified energy-efficient cool roof replacement 
                property (within the meaning of section 168(e)(9)), the 
                adjustment for depreciation to earnings and profits of 
                a real estate investment trust for any taxable year 
                shall be determined under the alternative depreciation 
                method (within the meaning of section 168(g)(2)), 
                except that the recovery period shall be 20 years.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (A) of section 
        312(k)(3) of such Code is amended by striking ``subparagraph 
        (B),'' and inserting ``subparagraphs (B) and (C),''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to property placed in service after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
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