[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4068 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4068

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a business tax 
  credit for the purchase of zero-emission electric lawn, garden, and 
              landscape equipment, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 22, 2024

  Mr. Heinrich (for himself and Ms. Butler) 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 establish a business tax 
  credit for the purchase of zero-emission electric lawn, garden, and 
              landscape equipment, 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 ``Promoting Reduction of Emissions 
through Landscaping Equipment Act''.

SEC. 2. TAX CREDIT FOR ZERO-EMISSION ELECTRIC LAWN, GARDEN, AND 
              LANDSCAPE EQUIPMENT.

    (a) In General.--Subpart E of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after 
section 48E the following new section:

``SEC. 48F. ZERO-EMISSION ELECTRIC LAWN, GARDEN, AND LANDSCAPE 
              EQUIPMENT CREDIT.

    ``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 46, the credit for zero-
emission electric lawn, garden, and landscape equipment for any taxable 
year is an amount equal to 40 percent of the basis of any zero-emission 
electric lawn, garden, and landscape equipment placed in service by the 
taxpayer during such taxable year.
    ``(b) Limitations.--
            ``(1) Annual limitation.--The amount of any credit 
        determined under subsection (a) for any taxable year may not 
        exceed $25,000.
            ``(2) Aggregate limitation.--The aggregate amount of 
        credits determined under subsection (a) for all taxable years 
        within any consecutive 10-year period may not exceed $100,000.
    ``(c) Zero-Emission Electric Lawn, Garden, and Landscape 
Equipment.--For purposes of this section, the term `zero-emission 
electric lawn, garden, and landscape equipment' means--
            ``(1) any equipment which--
                    ``(A) is--
                            ``(i) used primarily for lawn, garden, or 
                        landscaping purposes, and
                            ``(ii) powered--
                                    ``(I) by an electric motor drawing 
                                current from solar power, chargeable 
                                batteries, replaceable batteries, fuel 
                                cells, or through electricity drawn 
                                through a cord from the electrical 
                                power grid, or
                                    ``(II) by such alternative power 
                                sources as the Secretary, after 
                                consultation with the Principal Deputy 
                                Assistant Secretary for the Office of 
                                Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 
                                of the Department of Energy, may 
                                identify as generating zero-emissions, 
                                and
                    ``(B) is not powered--
                            ``(i) by a gasoline or diesel generator, or
                            ``(ii) solely through manual effort,
            ``(2) any zero-emission generator used to charge equipment 
        described in paragraph (1),
            ``(3) any battery which--
                    ``(A) is used to charge or operate equipment 
                described in paragraph (1), and
                    ``(B) is not included as part of such equipment, 
                and
            ``(4) any property used to retrofit existing lawn, garden, 
        or landscaping equipment to allow such equipment to operate 
        without generating emissions.
    ``(d) Denial of Double Benefit.--
            ``(1) In general.--No credit shall be allowed under 
        subsection (a) with respect to any property for which a 
        deduction or credit is allowed under any other provision of 
        this chapter.
            ``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply with 
        respect to any deduction allowed under section 167(a) to which 
        section 168(k) applies for the taxable year in which the 
        property is placed in service.
    ``(e) Exception From Recapture in Event of Bankruptcy or Business 
Dissolution.--With respect to any zero-emission electric lawn, garden, 
and landscape equipment for which a credit was determined under 
subsection (a), section 50(a)(1) shall not apply if such equipment is 
disposed of, or otherwise ceases to be investment credit property with 
respect to the taxpayer, due to--
            ``(1) the dissolution or bankruptcy of the trade or 
        business in which such equipment was used, or
            ``(2) any other circumstances as the Secretary may 
        prescribe in regulations.''.
    (b) Elective Payment and Transfer of Credit.--
            (1) Elective payment.--Section 6417(b) of the Internal 
        Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the 
        following:
            ``(13) The credit for zero-emission electric lawn, garden, 
        and landscape equipment under section 48F.''.
            (2) Transfer.--Section 6418(f)(1)(A) of the Internal 
        Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the 
        following:
                            ``(xii) The credit for zero-emission 
                        electric lawn, garden, and landscape equipment 
                        under section 48F.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 46 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as 
        amended by section 13702 of Public Law 117-169, is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end,
                    (B) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``, and'', and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) the credit for zero-emission electric lawn, garden, 
        and landscape equipment.''.
            (2) Section 49(a)(1)(C) of such Code, as amended by section 
        13702 of Public Law 117-169, is amended--
                    (A) in clause (vii), by striking ``and'' at the 
                end,
                    (B) in clause (viii), by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``, and'', and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(ix) the basis of any zero-emission 
                        electric lawn, garden, and landscape equipment 
                        under section 48F.''.
    (d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart E of 
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 48E the 
following new item:

``Sec. 48F. Zero-emission electric lawn, garden, and landscape 
                            equipment credit.''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to property placed in service after December 31, 2022.
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