[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 195 (Thursday, November 30, 2017)]
[Senate]
[Page S7601]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1747. Mr. ALEXANDER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1618 proposed by Mr. McConnell (for Mr. Hatch (for 
himself and Ms. Murkowski)) to the bill H.R. 1, to provide for 
reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution 
on the budget for fiscal year 2018; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the end of subpart A of part V of subtitle C of title I, 
     add the following:

     SEC. 13405. TERMINATION OF CREDIT FOR ELECTRICITY PRODUCED 
                   FROM WIND.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 45(d) is amended 
     by striking ``2020'' and inserting ``2018''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraph (5) of section 45(b) is amended by striking 
     ``shall be reduced by'' and all that follows through the 
     period and inserting ``shall be reduced by 20 percent in the 
     case of any facility the construction of which begins after 
     December 31, 2016, and before January 1, 2018.''.
       (2) Clause (ii) of section 48(a)(5)(C) is amended by 
     striking ``January 1, 2020'' and inserting ``January 1, 
     2018''.
       (3) Subparagraph (E) of section 48(a)(5) is amended by 
     striking ``shall be reduced by'' and all that follows through 
     the period and inserting ``shall be reduced by 20 percent in 
     the case of any facility the construction of which begins 
     after December 31, 2016, and before January 1, 2018.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall apply to electricity 
     produced and sold in taxable years beginning after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Treatment as energy property.--The amendments made by 
     paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b) shall apply to 
     property placed in service in taxable years beginning after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
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