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TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING CHAPTER 63 TO TITLE 12 SO AS TO ENACT THE "ENERGY FREEDOM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT ACT" TO ALLOW A SALES TAX REBATE FOR THE PURCHASE OF CERTAIN FUEL EFFICIENT VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT USED TO CONVERT A HYBRID VEHICLE INTO A HYBRID PLUG-IN VEHICLE, TO ALLOW AN INCENTIVE PAYMENT FOR ALTERNATIVE FUEL PURCHASES, AND TO ESTABLISH THE SOUTH CAROLINA RENEWABLE ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FUND; BY ADDING SECTION 12-6-3376 SO AS TO ALLOW AN INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR THE PURCHASE OR LEASE OF A PLUG-IN HYBRID VEHICLE; BY ADDING SECTION 12-6-3630 SO AS TO ALLOW AN INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR QUALIFIED EXPENDITURES FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF FEEDSTOCKS AND PROCESSES FOR CELLULOSIC ETHANOL AND FOR ALGAE-DERIVED BIODIESEL; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-6-3587, RELATING TO TAX CREDITS FOR SOLAR ENERGY HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS, SO AS TO ALLOW A TAX CREDIT EQUAL TO THREE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR EACH BUILDING THAT IS INSTALLED WITH A SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-6-3600, RELATING TO TAX CREDITS FOR AN ETHANOL AND BIODIESEL FACILITY, SO AS TO ALLOW A TAX CREDIT FOR A CORN-BASED ETHANOL AND SOY-BASED BIODIESEL FACILITY AND A NONCORN ETHANOL AND NONSOY OIL BIODIESEL FACILITY; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-6-3610, RELATING TO TAX CREDITS FOR THE COST OF PURCHASING AND INSTALLING PROPERTY TO DISTRIBUTE AND DISPENSE RENEWABLE FUELS, SO AS TO LIMIT THE CREDIT TO ONE MILLION DOLLARS, TO DEFINE THE TERM "RENEWABLE FUEL", AND TO ADD CLARIFYING LANGUAGE; BY AMENDING SECTION 12-6-3620, RELATING TO TAX CREDITS FOR THE COST OF METHANE GAS USE, SO AS TO ALLOW A TAX CREDIT FOR THE COST OF EQUIPMENT TO CREATE A FORM OF ENERGY FROM A BIOMASS RESOURCE AND TO LIMIT THE CREDIT TO ONE MILLION DOLLARS; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 12-28-110, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE MOTOR FUEL FEES, SO AS TO CHANGE THE DEFINITION OF "BIODIESEL".
Whereas, energy, like any basic need, is an absolute necessity for individuals, businesses, and government; and
Whereas, energy costs have a profound impact on South Carolina's economy, affecting households, businesses, healthcare, public institutions, and government; and
Whereas, South Carolinians spend more than eighteen billion dollars a year on energy with a majority of these expenditures leaving the State's economy because South Carolina produces no coal, oil, or natural gas; and
Whereas, biomass fuels can create over twelve thousand permanent jobs in South Carolina, with revenues to the local economy of over one billion dollars each year; and
Whereas, biomass energy resources can produce over 1.7 billion dollars in construction investments and seventeen thousand construction jobs over the next fifteen years; and
Whereas, the development of biomass energy resources will open new markets for South Carolina farmers and forest product producers and new opportunities for entrepreneurs; and
Whereas, a high proportion of the new jobs and additional income resulting from biomass energy will go to economically depressed rural areas of the State; and
Whereas, all petroleum fuels consumed in South Carolina come from out of state, primarily through two pipelines originating in the hurricane-prone coastal areas of Louisiana and Texas; and
Whereas, two-thirds of all oil consumed in America is imported from foreign countries and most oil reserves are in troublesome areas for the United States, such as the Middle East, Russia, West Africa, and Venezuela; and
Whereas, environmental effects of energy use have a major impact on the quality of our natural resources, the quality of human life, and the ability of the State to attract and retain both industrial and service-related jobs; and
Whereas, biomass fuels can reduce the production of air pollutants including carbon dioxide which causes climate change; nitrogen oxide, which is known to create smog; sulfur oxides, which contribute to acid rain; particulate matter, which can cause health problems such as asthma, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease; and mercury, a toxic substance that may cause fetal development problems; and
Whereas, it is critical to address economic, security, and environmental concerns created by current energy use patterns, and it is in the State's best interest to adopt a comprehensive set of recommendations to support and encourage biomass fuel development and utilization. Now, therefore,
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. A. Title 12 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
Section 12-63-10. This chapter may be cited as the 'Energy Freedom and Rural Development Act'.
Section 12-63-20. (A)(1) A sales tax rebate must be applied to a vehicle purchase beginning after June 30, 2007, and ending before July 1, 2010, as follows:
(a) three hundred dollars for an in-state purchase or lease of a Flex-Fuel Vehicle (FFV), which is capable of operating on E85 motor fuel. An eligible vehicle for each model year is a model identified by the manufacturer as being a flexible-fuel vehicle capable of operating on E85 motor fuel. E85 motor fuel is a fuel comprised of eighty-five percent ethanol fuel and fifteen percent gasoline fuel;
(b) three hundred dollars for an in-state purchase or lease of a hydrogen-fueled vehicle and an advanced lean burn vehicle. A hydrogen-fueled vehicle and an advanced lean burn vehicle is a vehicle classified by the United States Department of Energy as a hydrogen-fueled vehicle or lean burn vehicle;
(c) three hundred dollars for an in-state purchase or lease of a hybrid vehicle and a plug-in hybrid vehicle. A hybrid vehicle is defined as a hybrid gasoline-electric vehicle which is partially powered by a large on-board battery. A plug-in hybrid vehicle is a vehicle classified by the United States Department of Energy as a hybrid vehicle capable of being propelled by both a gasoline-fueled internal combustion engine and an electric motor powered by a battery that can be recharged by being plugged into an external source of electricity;
(d) three hundred dollars for the in-state purchase or lease of a high fuel economy vehicle with a city fuel economy rating by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of thirty miles a gallon or higher; and
(e) not more than five hundred dollars for the purchase of equipment for conversion of a conventional hybrid electric vehicle to a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle or for the in-state purchase of EPA-certified equipment for conversion of conventional vehicles to operate on propane, compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, hydrogen, or E85 (eighty-five percent ethanol and fifteen percent gasoline).
(2) The rebates allowed pursuant to this subsection must be in the form of a payment sent to the buyer upon completion of a form created by the Department of Revenue and made available to the public, dealers, and the Department of Motor Vehicles.
(B)(1) An incentive payment for an alternative fuel purchase is provided beginning after June 30, 2007, and ending before July 1, 2010, as follows:
(a) five cents to the retailer for each gallon of E70 fuel or greater sold after June 30, 2006, provided that the ethanol-based fuel is subject to the South Carolina motor fuel user fee;
(b) twenty-five cents to the retailer for each gallon of pure biodiesel fuel sold after June 30, 2006, so that the biodiesel in the blend is at least two percent B2 or greater, provided that the qualified biodiesel content fuel is subject to the South Carolina motor fuel user fee. Biodiesel fuel is a fuel for motor vehicle diesel engines comprised of vegetable oils or animal fats and meeting the specifications of the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) D 6751; and
(c) twenty-five cents to the retailer or wholesaler for each gallon of pure biodiesel fuel sold as dyed diesel fuel for 'off-road' uses, so that the biodiesel in the blend is at least two percent B2 or greater.
(2) The payments allowed pursuant to this subsection must be made to the retailer upon compliance with verification procedures set forth by the Department of Agriculture.
(C) The Department of Revenue may prescribe forms and procedures, issue policy documents, and distribute funds as necessary to ensure the orderly and timely implementation of the provisions of this section. The Department of Revenue shall coordinate with the Department of Agriculture as necessary.
Section 12-63-30. (A) There is established in the State Treasury a separate and distinct fund known as the 'South Carolina Renewable Energy Infrastructure Development Fund'. The revenues of the fund must be distributed by the South Carolina Renewable Energy Revolving Loan Program and the South Carolina Renewable Energy Grant Program. Disbursement of these funds by the loan and grant programs must be approved by the South Carolina Renewable Energy Oversight Committee. The committee consists of seven members, one appointed by each of the following persons: the Governor, the Commissioner of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.
(B) The South Carolina Renewable Energy Revolving Loan Program shall provide low interest loans, with a rate not to exceed the Wall Street Journal prime interest rate, to an individual or organization that plans to build a qualified renewable energy production facility. A renewable energy production facility is a facility that produces energy or transportation fuels from biomass, solar, or wind resources. A loan from the program may provide up to fifty percent of the total cost of a project, but must not exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars for each project. The State Energy Office shall administer the South Carolina Renewable Energy Revolving Loan Program, in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture and the South Carolina Institute of Energy Studies.
(C) The South Carolina Renewable Energy Grant Program shall provide grants to a private and public entity located in South Carolina for the purpose of assisting the entity to be more competitive in obtaining federal and other available grants that may generate renewable energy-related research and projects to directly benefit the State. The State Energy Office shall administer the South Carolina Renewable Energy Grant Program, in cooperation with the South Carolina Department of Agriculture, the South Carolina Institute of Energy Studies, and the South Carolina Research Authority. Grants are available in the following three categories:
(1) planning grants up to ten thousand dollars are available to a research institution or private organization to develop proposals to obtain federal grants and other funding sources for biomass, solar, and wind energy projects in South Carolina;
(2) matching grants up to two hundred thousand dollars are available for research and development projects that relate to development of South Carolina biomass, solar, and wind energy resources, provided that the grant does not exceed fifty percent of the total cost of the project; and
(3) matching grants up to two hundred thousand dollars are available for demonstration projects that validate the effectiveness of new and future biomass technologies and products, provided that the grant does not exceed fifty percent of the total cost of the demonstration project.
(D) The General Assembly shall appropriate from the general fund of the State to the South Carolina Renewable Energy Infrastructure Development Fund the following minimum amounts for the South Carolina Renewable Energy Revolving Loan Program and the South Carolina Renewable Energy Grant Program in the fiscal years indicated:
(1) for the South Carolina Renewable Energy Revolving Loan Program, one million dollars for the fiscal year 2007-2008; two million dollars for the fiscal year 2008-2009; and two million dollars for the fiscal year 2009-2010; and
(2) for the South Carolina Renewable Energy Grant Program, one million dollars for each of the fiscal years 2007-2008, 2008-2009, and 2009-2010.
Section 12-63-40. A state-owned diesel fueling facility shall provide fuel containing at least five percent biodiesel fuel in all diesel pumps.
Section 12-63-50. The Department of Agriculture shall allow its fuels testing laboratory to be available for use by a fuel producer located in the State who is registered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Health and Environmental Control, or the Department of Agriculture. The Department of Agriculture shall promulgate regulations to establish standards for renewable transportation fuels, including ethanol and biodiesel, in the same manner as petroleum fuels."
B. All state-owned diesel fueling facilities must be in compliance with Section 12-63-40 by January 1, 2008.
SECTION 2. Article 25, Chapter 6, Title 12 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 12-6-3376. For taxable years beginning after 2007, and before 2011, a taxpayer is allowed a tax credit against the income tax imposed pursuant to this chapter for the in-state purchase or lease of a plug-in hybrid vehicle. A plug-in hybrid vehicle is a vehicle that shares the same benefits as an internal combustion and electric engine with an all-electric range of no less than nine miles. The credit is equal to two thousand dollars. The credit allowed by this section is nonrefundable and if the amount of the credit exceeds the taxpayer's liability for the applicable taxable year, any unused credit may be carried forward for five years."
SECTION 3. Article 25, Chapter 6, Title 12 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 12-6-3630. (A) For taxable years beginning after 2007, and before 2012, a taxpayer is allowed a credit against the income tax imposed pursuant to this chapter for qualified expenditures for research and development.
(B) For purposes of this section:
(1) 'Qualified expenditures for research and development' include expenditures to develop feedstocks and processes for cellulosic ethanol and for algae-derived biodiesel.
(2) 'Cellulosic ethanol' means fuel from ligno-cellulosic materials, including wood chips, corn stover, and switchgrass.
(C) The credit is equal to twenty-five percent of qualified expenditures for research and development. A taxpayer's total credit in all years, for all expenditures allowed pursuant to this section must not exceed one hundred thousand dollars. Unused credits may be carried forward for five years after the tax year in which a qualified expenditure was made. The credit is nonrefundable.
(D) The amount of the credit provided by this section to a taxpayer must be invested by the taxpayer in demonstration projects on or research and development of:
(1) enzymes and catalysts;
(2) best and most cost efficient feedstocks for South Carolina; and
(3) product development.
(E) Expenditures qualifying for a tax credit allowed by this section and investments made by a taxpayer pursuant to subsection (D) must be certified by the State Energy Office, in consultation with the Department of Agriculture and the South Carolina Institute for Energy Studies."
SECTION 4. Section 12-6-3587 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 386 of 2006, is further amended to read:
"Section 12-6-3587. (A) There is allowed as a tax credit against the income tax liability of a taxpayer imposed by this chapter an amount equal to twenty-five percent of the costs incurred by the taxpayer in the purchase and installation of a solar energy system, or both for heating water, space heating, air cooling, or the generation of electricity that is used exclusively to power a conventional electric heating or cooling system, or all of them, in a building owned by the taxpayer. The tax credit allowed by this section must not be claimed before the completion of the installation, and must be claimed for the year that the costs are incurred. The amount of the credit in any year may not exceed three thousand five hundred dollars for each building or fifty percent of the taxpayer's tax liability for that taxable year, whichever is less. If the amount of the credit exceeds three thousand five hundred dollars for each building, the taxpayer may carry forward the excess for up to ten years.
(B) 'System' includes all controls, tanks, pumps, heat exchangers, and other equipment used directly and exclusively for the conversion of solar energy for heating or cooling system. The term 'system' does not include any land or structural elements of the building such as walls and roofs or other equipment ordinarily contained in the structure."
SECTION 5. Subsections (A), (B), and (C) of Section 12-6-3600 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 386 of 2006, are further amended to read:
"(A) For taxable years beginning after 2006, and before 2014, there is allowed a credit against the tax imposed pursuant to this chapter for any corn-based ethanol or soy-based biodiesel facility which is in production at the rate of at least twenty-five percent of its name plate design capacity for the production of corn-based ethanol or soy-based biodiesel, before denaturing, on or before December 31, 2009. The facility must be placed in use after 2006. The credit equals twenty cents a gallon of corn-based ethanol or soy-based biodiesel produced and is allowed for sixty months beginning with the first month for which the facility is eligible to receive the credit and ending not later than December 31, 2014. The credit only may be claimed if the corn-based ethanol or soy-based biodiesel facility maintains an average production rate of at least twenty-five percent of its name plate design capacity for at least six months after the first month for which it is eligible to receive the credit.
(B) As used in this section:
(1) "Ethanol facility" means a plant or facility primarily engaged in the production of ethanol or ethyl alcohol derived from grain components, coproducts, or byproducts;
(2) "Biodiesel facility" means a plant or facility primarily engaged in the production of vegetable or animal based fuels used as a substitute for diesel fuel; and
(3) "Name plate design capacity" means the original designed capacity of an ethanol or biodiesel facility. Capacity may be specified as bushels of grain ground or gallons of ethanol or biodiesel produced a year. For taxable years beginning after 2006, and before 2014, there is allowed a credit against the tax imposed pursuant to this chapter for an ethanol facility using a feedstock other than corn or a biodiesel facility using a feedstock other than soy oil which is in production at the rate of at least twenty-five percent of its name plate design capacity for the production of ethanol or biodiesel, before denaturing, on or before December 31, 2009. The credit equals thirty cents a gallon of noncorn ethanol or nonsoy oil biodiesel produced and is allowed for sixty months beginning with the first month for which the facility is eligible to receive the credit and ending no later than December 31, 2014. The credit is continued only if the ethanol or biodiesel facility maintains an average production rate of at least twenty-five percent of its name plate design capacity for at least six months after the first month for which it is eligible to receive the credit.
(C) An ethanol or biodiesel facility eligible for a tax credit under subsection (A) of this section also shall receive a credit against the tax imposed pursuant to this chapter the amount of twenty cents a gallon of ethanol or biodiesel produced in excess of the original name plate design capacity which results from expansion of the facility completed after 2006 and before 2009. The tax credit is allowed for sixty months beginning with the first month for which production from the expanded facility is eligible to receive the tax credit and ending not later than 2014. As used in this section:
(1) 'Ethanol facility' means a plant or facility primarily engaged in the production of ethanol or ethyl alcohol derived from renewable and sustainable bioproducts used as a substitute for gasoline fuel.
(2) 'Biodiesel facility' means a plant or facility primarily engaged in the production of plant or animal based fuels used as a substitute for diesel fuel.
(3) 'Name plate design capacity' means the original designed capacity of an ethanol or biodiesel facility. Capacity may be specified as bushels of grain ground or gallons of ethanol or biodiesel produced a year."
SECTION 6. Section 12-6-3610 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 386 of 2006, is further amended to read:
"Section 12-6-3610. (A) As used in this section, renewal 'renewable fuel' means liquid nonpetroleum based fuels that can be placed in motor vehicle fuel tanks and used as a fuel in a highway vehicle. It includes all forms of fuel commonly or commercially known or sold as biodiesel and ethanol.
(B)(1) A taxpayer that purchases or constructs and installs and places in service in this State a qualified commercial facility property that is used for distribution or dispensing renewable fuel specified in this subsection, at a new or existing commercial fuel distribution or dispensing facility is allowed a credit equal to twenty-five percent of the cost to the taxpayer of purchasing, constructing, and installing the property against the taxpayer's liability for a tax imposed pursuant to this chapter constructing and installing the part of the distribution facility or dispensing facility, including. Eligible property includes pumps, storage tanks, and related equipment, that is directly and exclusively used for distribution, dispensing, or storing renewable fuel. A facility taxpayer is qualified for a tax credit provided pursuant to this subsection if the equipment used to store, distribute, or dispense renewable fuel is labeled for this purpose and clearly identified as associated with renewable fuel. The entire credit may not be taken for the taxable year in which the facility property is placed in service but must be taken in three equal annual installments beginning with the taxable year in which the facility property is placed in service. If, in one of the years in which the installment of a credit accrues, the portion of the facility property directly and exclusively used for distributing, dispensing, or storing renewable fuel is disposed of or taken out of service and is not replaced, so that the facility no longer distributes, dispenses, stores renewable fuel, the credit expires and the taxpayer may not take any remaining installment of the credit. The unused portion of an unexpired credit may be carried forward for not more than ten succeeding taxable years.
(2) For purposes of this subsection, 'renewable fuel' means E70 or greater ethanol dispensed at the retail level for use in motor vehicles and pure ethanol or biodiesel fuel dispensed by a distributor or facility that blends these nonpetroleum liquids with gasoline for use in motor vehicles.
(C) A taxpayer that constructs and places in service in this State a commercial facility for processing renewable fuel the production of renewable fuel is allowed a credit equal to twenty-five percent of the cost to the taxpayer of constructing or renovating a building and equipping the facility for the purpose of producing renewable fuel. Production of renewable fuel includes intermediate steps such as milling, crushing, and handling of feedstock and the distillation and manufacturing of the final product. The entire credit may not be taken for the taxable year in which the facility is placed in service but must be taken in seven equal annual installments beginning with the taxable year in which the facility is placed in service. If, in one of the years in which the installment of a credit accrues, the facility with respect to which the credit was claimed is disposed of or taken out of service, the credit expires and the taxpayer may not take any remaining installment of the credit. A taxpayer's total credit in all years, for all expenditures allowed pursuant to this subsection, must not exceed one million dollars. The unused portion of an unexpired credit may be carried forward for not more than ten succeeding taxable years.
(D) A taxpayer that claims any other credit allowed under this article with respect to the costs of constructing and installing a facility may not take the credit allowed in this section with respect to the same costs."
SECTION 7. Section 12-6-3620 of the 1976 Code, as added by Act 386 of 2006, is further amended to read:
"Section 12-6-3620. (A) For taxable years beginning after 2006, there is allowed a tax credit against the tax imposed pursuant to Section 12-6-530 for twenty-five percent of the costs incurred by a taxpayer for use of methane gas taken from a landfill to provide power for a manufacturing facility the purchase and installation of equipment used to create heat, power, steam, electricity, or another form of energy for commercial use from a biomass resource. Costs incurred by a taxpayer and qualifying for the credit allowed by this section must be certified by the State Energy Office, in consultation with the Department of Agriculture and the South Carolina Institute for Energy Studies.
(B) A taxpayer's total credit in all years, for all expenditures allowed pursuant to this section, must not exceed one million dollars. The tax credit allowed by this section may not exceed fifty percent of the liability of the taxpayer for the tax imposed pursuant to Section 12-6-530. Unused credits may be carried forward for ten fifteen years.
(C) For purposes of this section, manufacturing facility is as defined in Section 12-6-3360(M)(5)."
SECTION 8. Section 12-28-110(70) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 386 of 2006, is further amended to read:
"(70) 'Biodiesel' means a fuel composed of mono-alkyl esters of long chain fatty acids generally derived from vegetable oils or animal fats, commonly known as B100, that is commonly and commercially known or sold as a fuel that is suitable for use in a highway vehicle. The fuel meets this requirement if, without further processing or blending, the fuel is a fluid and has practical and commercial fitness for use in the propulsion of a highway vehicle. 'Biodiesel' means vegetable or animal based fuels used as a substitute for diesel fuel a diesel fuel substitute produced from nonpetroleum renewable resources that meets the registration requirements for fuels and fuel additives established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to Section 211 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545) and that meets the American Society for Testing and Materials D6751-02a Standard Specification for Biodiesel Fuel (B100) Blend Stock for Distillate Fuels."
SECTION 9. (A) The General Assembly shall appropriate from the general fund of the State to the Department of Agriculture the following amounts in the fiscal years indicated:
(1) two hundred fifty thousand dollars for the fiscal year 2007-2008 to upgrade biodiesel and ethanol testing equipment at the department's fuels laboratory to ensure that biodiesel produced in the State meets American Society of Testing and Materials standards;
(2) one hundred fifty thousand dollars for each of the fiscal years 2007-2008, 2008-2009, and 2009-2010 for a broad-based alternative transportation fuel education and awareness program, which may include interstate signage for stations selling renewable fuels, billboards, media campaigns, stationary and mobile exhibits, program administration, and other public education operations; and
(3) fifty thousand dollars annually for testing and regulation of renewable transportation fuels.
(B) The General Assembly shall appropriate from the general fund of the State to the State Energy Office two hundred thousand dollars annually to be used for:
(1) administration of the South Carolina Renewable Energy Revolving Loan Program and the South Carolina Renewable Energy Grant Program;
(2) identification and dissemination of information regarding federal and other external renewable grant opportunities and technical assistance to organizations and individuals applying for federal and other external renewable grant opportunities;
(3) development and maintenance of inventories of renewable energy resources, producers, users, and potential users; and
(4) staffing and outreach for the Palmetto State Clean Fuels Coalition to coordinate state representation in regional and national activities, provide technical support to individuals and organizations who install renewable fuel equipment and dispense renewable fuels, provide technical assistance to individuals and organizations that manufacture or distribute renewable fuels, provide renewable fuel outreach and technical assistance to public and private vehicle fleet owners, and provide other outreach and technical assistance activities.
(C) The General Assembly shall appropriate from the general fund of the State to the South Carolina Institute for Energy Studies at Clemson University one hundred thousand dollars annually for the following activities:
(1) technical assistance for the South Carolina Renewable Energy Revolving Loan Program, the South Carolina Renewable Energy Grant Program, and the Palmetto State Clean Fuels Coalition; and
(2) support evaluation of public policies and incentives for their effectiveness in promoting biomass development in the State.
SECTION 10. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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