By: Williams, Watson S.B. No. 1429
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to tax credits for business development in low-income
  communities.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Chapter 171, Tax Code, is amended by adding
  Subchapter J-1 to read as follows:
  SUBCHAPTER J-1. CREDIT FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN LOW-INCOME
  COMMUNITIES
         Sec. 171.521.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:
               (1)  "Credit allowance date" means with respect to any
  qualified equity investment:
                     (A)  the date on which the investment is initially
  made; and
                     (B)  each of the six anniversary dates of that
  date.
               (2)  "Long-term debt security" means any debt
  instrument issued by a qualified community development entity, at
  par value or a premium, with an original maturity date of at least
  seven years from the date of its issuance, with no acceleration of
  repayment, amortization, or prepayment features before its
  original maturity date. The qualified community development entity
  that issues the debt instrument may not make cash interest payments
  on the debt instrument during the period beginning on the date of
  issuance and ending on the final credit allowance date in an amount
  that exceeds the sum of the cash interest payments and the
  cumulative operating income, as defined by regulations adopted
  under Section 45D, Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, of the
  qualified community development entity for that period. This
  subdivision does not limit the holder's ability to accelerate
  payments on the debt instrument in situations in which the
  qualified community development entity has defaulted on covenants
  designed to ensure compliance with this subchapter or Section 45D,
  Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
               (3)  "Purchase price" means the amount of cash paid to a
  qualified community development entity that issues a qualified
  equity investment for the qualified equity investment.
               (4)  "Qualified active low-income community business"
  has the meaning assigned by Section 45D(d)(2), Internal Revenue
  Code of 1986, as amended. A business shall be considered a
  qualified active low-income community business for the duration of
  the qualified community development entity's investment in, or loan
  to, the business if the entity reasonably expects, at the time it
  makes the investment or loan, that the business will continue to
  satisfy the requirements for being a qualified active low-income
  community business throughout the entire period of the investment
  or loan.
               (5)  "Qualified community development entity" has the
  meaning assigned by Section 45D(c), Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
  as amended, provided that the entity has entered into, or is
  controlled by an entity that has entered into, an allocation
  agreement with the Community Development Financial Institutions
  Fund of the United States Department of the Treasury with respect to
  credits authorized by Section 45D, Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
  as amended, that includes this state within the service area
  provided in the allocation agreement.
               (6)  "Qualified equity investment" means:
                     (A)  any equity investment in, or long-term debt
  security issued by, a qualified community development entity that:
                           (i)  is acquired after September 1, 2009, at
  its original issuance solely in exchange for cash;
                           (ii)  has at least 85 percent of its cash
  purchase price used by the issuer to make qualified low-income
  community investments in qualified active low-income community
  businesses located in this state by the first anniversary of the
  initial credit allowance date; and
                           (iii)  is designated by the issuer as a
  qualified equity investment under this subdivision and is certified
  by the comptroller as not exceeding the limitation contained in
  Section 171.522(a); and
                     (B)  any qualified equity investment that does not
  meet the requirements of Paragraph (A) if the investment was a
  qualified equity investment in the hands of a prior holder.
               (7)  "Qualified low-income community investment" means
  any capital or equity investment in, or loan to, any qualified
  active low-income community business made after September 1, 2009.
         Sec. 171.522.  TOTAL AMOUNT OF CREDITS THAT MAY BE CLAIMED.  
  (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the
  total amount of tax credits that may be claimed by all entities
  under both this subchapter and Chapter 231, Insurance Code, in a
  state fiscal year may not exceed $40 million, not including any
  carryforward amounts authorized by Section 171.526 or by Section
  231.006, Insurance Code.
         (b)  The comptroller by rule shall prescribe procedures by
  which the comptroller may allocate credits under this subchapter
  and Chapter 231, Insurance Code.
         Sec. 171.523.  QUALIFICATION FOR CREDIT. (a)  A taxable
  entity qualifies for and is entitled to a credit under this
  subchapter on a report if the taxable entity purchases a qualified
  equity investment from a qualified community development entity and
  holds the qualified equity investment on a credit allowance date
  that occurs during the period on which the report is based.
         (b)  A taxable entity described by Subsection (a) may claim a
  credit under this subchapter for not more than seven consecutive
  reports beginning with the report based on the period during which
  the taxable entity first holds the investment on a credit allowance
  date.
         Sec. 171.524.  MAXIMUM INVESTMENT PER QUALIFIED ACTIVE
  LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY BUSINESS. With respect to any one qualified
  active low-income community business, the maximum amount of
  qualified low-income community investments that may be made in the
  business, on a collective basis with all of its affiliates, with the
  proceeds of qualified equity investments that have been certified
  under this subchapter, is $20 million whether made by one or several
  qualified community development entities.
         Sec. 171.525.  AMOUNT OF ANNUAL CREDIT. (a)  Except as
  otherwise provided by this subchapter, the amount of the tax credit
  a taxable entity may claim on a report is equal to:
               (1)  for each of the first two years for which the
  taxable entity may claim the credit, zero percent of the purchase
  price on the applicable credit allowance date;
               (2)  for the third year for which the taxable entity may
  claim the credit, seven percent of the purchase price on the
  applicable credit allowance date; and
               (3)  for the remaining four years for which the taxable
  entity may claim the credit, eight percent of the purchase price on
  the applicable credit allowance date.
         (b)  The total credit claimed under this subchapter for a
  report, including the amount of any carryforward credit under
  Section 171.526, may not exceed the amount of franchise tax due
  after any other applicable credits.
         Sec. 171.526.  CARRYFORWARD.  (a)  Notwithstanding the
  limitation provided by Section 171.522(a), if a taxable entity is
  eligible for a credit that exceeds the limitation under Section
  171.525(b), the taxable entity may carry the unused credit forward
  for not more than five consecutive reports.
         (b)  A carryforward is considered the remaining portion of a
  credit that cannot be claimed in the current year because of the tax
  limitation under Section 171.525(b).  A carryforward is added to
  the next year's credit in determining whether the limitation is met
  for that year.  A credit carryforward from a previous report is
  considered to be used before the current year credit.
         (c)  A carryforward may not be added to any subsequent year's
  credit for the purpose of determining the limitation in Section
  171.522(a).
         Sec. 171.527.  CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY. (a)  For the
  initial and each succeeding report in which a credit is claimed
  under this subchapter, the taxable entity shall file with its
  report, on a form provided by the comptroller, information that
  sufficiently demonstrates that the taxable entity is eligible for
  the credit.
         (b)  The burden of establishing entitlement to and the value
  of the credit is on the taxable entity.
         Sec. 171.528.  ASSIGNMENT PROHIBITED.  (a)  A taxable entity
  may not convey, assign, or transfer the credit allowed under this
  subchapter to another entity unless all of the assets of the taxable
  entity, including the taxable entity's qualified equity investment
  to which the credit relates, are conveyed, assigned, or transferred
  in the same transaction.
         (b)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a tax credit earned by a
  partnership, limited liability company, S corporation, or other
  "pass-through" entity may be allocated to the partners, members, or
  shareholders of that entity and claimed under this subchapter in
  accordance with the provisions of any agreement among the partners,
  members, or shareholders.
         Sec. 171.529.  APPLICATION AND CERTIFICATION PROCEDURE.  
  (a)  A qualified community development entity that seeks to have an
  equity investment or long-term debt security certified as a
  qualified equity investment and eligible for tax credits shall
  apply to the comptroller. The qualified community development
  entity must submit an application on a form provided by the
  comptroller that includes:
               (1)  the entity's name, address, tax identification
  number, and evidence of its certification as a qualified community
  development entity;
               (2)  a copy of an allocation agreement executed by the
  entity, or its controlling entity, and the Community Development
  Financial Institutions Fund of the United States Treasury that
  includes this state in its service area;
               (3)  a certificate executed by an executive officer of
  the entity attesting that the allocation agreement remains in
  effect and has not been revoked or canceled by the Community
  Development Financial Institutions Fund of the United States
  Department of the Treasury;
               (4)  a description of the proposed amount, structure,
  and purchaser of the equity investment or long-term debt security;
               (5)  the name and tax identification number of any
  entity eligible to claim tax credits as a result of the purchase of
  the qualified equity investment, if known;
               (6)  information regarding the proposed use of proceeds
  from the issuance of the qualified equity investment, if known; and
               (7)  an economic impact analysis from an economic
  expert of the potential qualified equity investment and the
  proposed use of the proceeds, which must include:
                     (A)  an estimate of the amount of revenue to be
  generated to the state as a result of the qualified equity
  investment and the proposed use of the proceeds;
                     (B)  an estimate of any secondary economic
  benefits to be generated as a result of the qualified equity
  investment and the proposed use of the proceeds; and
                     (C)  any other information required by the
  comptroller to make the certification required by Subsection (c).
         (b)  The application must be accompanied by a nonrefundable
  application fee of $5,000. The fee shall be paid to the comptroller
  and shall be required for each application submitted.
         (c)  Within 15 days after receipt of a completed application
  containing the information necessary for the comptroller to certify
  a potential qualified equity investment, including the payment of
  the application fee, the comptroller shall grant or deny the
  application in full or in part. The comptroller may not grant an
  application in full or in part until the comptroller, based on an
  evaluation of the economic impact analysis under Subsection (a)(7),
  certifies that the potential qualified equity investment and the
  proposed use of the proceeds will have a positive impact on state
  revenue.  If the comptroller denies any part of the application, the
  comptroller shall inform the qualified community development
  entity of the grounds for the denial. If the qualified community
  development entity provides any additional information required by
  the comptroller or otherwise completes its application within 15
  days of the notice of denial, the application shall be considered
  completed as of the original date of submission. If the qualified
  community development entity fails to provide the information or
  complete its application within the 15-day period, the application
  remains denied and must be resubmitted in full with a new submission
  date.
         (d)  If the application is considered complete, the
  comptroller shall certify the proposed equity investment or
  long-term debt security as a qualified equity investment and
  eligible for tax credits under this section, subject to the
  limitations provided by this subchapter. The comptroller shall
  provide written notice of the certification to the qualified
  community development entity.  The notice shall include the names
  of those taxable entities who are eligible to claim the credits, if
  known, and their respective credit amounts. If the names of the
  taxable entities identified as eligible to claim the credits change
  due to a transfer of a qualified equity investment under Section
  171.528(a) or a change in an allocation under Section 171.528(b),
  the qualified community development entity shall notify the
  comptroller of the change.
         (e)  Within 30 days after receiving notice of certification,
  the qualified community development entity shall issue the
  qualified equity investment and receive cash in the amount of the
  certified purchase price. The qualified community development
  entity must provide the comptroller with evidence of the receipt of
  the cash investment within 10 business days after receipt. If the
  qualified community development entity does not receive the cash
  investment and issue the qualified equity investment within 30 days
  following receipt of the certification notice, the certification
  shall lapse and the entity may not issue the qualified equity
  investment without reapplying to the comptroller for
  certification. A certification that lapses reverts back to the
  comptroller and may be reissued only in accordance with the
  application process prescribed by this section.
         (f)  The comptroller shall certify qualified equity
  investments in the order applications are received by the
  comptroller. Applications received on the same day shall be
  considered to have been received simultaneously. For applications
  received on the same day and considered complete, the comptroller
  shall certify, consistent with remaining tax credit capacity,
  qualified equity investments in proportionate percentages based on
  the ratio of the amount of qualified equity investment requested in
  an application to the total amount of qualified equity investments
  requested in all applications received on the same day.  If a
  pending request cannot be fully certified because of the
  limitations prescribed by Section 171.522(a), the comptroller
  shall certify the portion that may be certified unless the
  qualified community development entity elects to withdraw its
  request rather than receive partial credit.
         (g)  A qualified community development entity, on a
  collective basis with all of its affiliated entities listed in its
  allocation agreement with the Community Development Financial
  Institutions Fund of the United States Department of the Treasury
  or subsidiaries of those entities, may not request certification
  for a qualified equity investment that would entitle the purchaser
  of the qualified equity investment to have allocated to the
  purchaser at any time more than 30 percent of the total value of the
  tax credits that may be claimed under this subchapter.
         (h)  Notwithstanding Subsection (g),  a qualified community
  development entity, alone or on a collective basis with all of its
  affiliated entities listed in its allocation agreement with the
  Community Development Financial Institutions Fund of the United
  States Department of the Treasury or subsidiaries of those
  entities, may request certification for a qualified equity
  investment that would entitle the purchaser of the qualified equity
  investment to have allocated to the purchaser at any time more than
  30 percent of the total value of the tax credits that may be claimed
  under this subchapter if:
               (1)  it has been at least 180 days since the date the
  comptroller certified the qualified community development entity's
  most recent request under this subchapter; or
               (2)  it has been less than 180 days since the date the
  comptroller certified the qualified community development entity's
  most recent request under this subchapter, and the entity
  demonstrates that the entity has invested substantially all of the
  purchase price of the qualified equity investments that have been
  previously certified under this subchapter.
         Sec. 171.530.  RECAPTURE OF CREDIT.  (a)  The comptroller
  may recapture a portion of a tax credit allowed under this
  subchapter if:
               (1)  any amount of federal tax credit that might be
  available with respect to the qualified equity investment that
  generated the tax credit under this subchapter is recaptured under
  Section 45D, Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;
               (2)  the qualified community development entity
  redeems or makes a principal repayment with respect to the
  qualified equity investment that generated the tax credit before
  the final credit allowance date of the qualified equity investment;
  or
               (3)  the qualified community development entity fails
  to invest at least 85 percent of the purchase price of the qualified
  equity investment in qualified low-income community investments in
  qualified active low-income community businesses located in this
  state within 12 months of the issuance of the qualified equity
  investment and maintain that level of investment in qualified
  low-income community investments in qualified active low-income
  community businesses located in this state until the last credit
  allowance date for the qualified equity investment.
         (b)  The qualified community development entity shall keep
  sufficiently detailed books and records with respect to the
  investments made with the proceeds of the qualified equity
  investments to allow the direct tracing of the proceeds into
  qualified low-income community investments in qualified active
  low-income community businesses in this state. For purposes of
  calculating the amount of qualified low-income community
  investments held by a qualified community development entity, an
  investment shall be considered held by the qualified community
  development entity even if the investment has been sold or repaid,
  provided that the qualified community development entity reinvests
  an amount equal to the capital returned to or recovered from the
  original investment, exclusive of any profits realized, in another
  qualified active low-income community business in this state within
  12 months of the receipt of the capital.  A qualified community
  development entity may not be required to reinvest capital returned
  from qualified low-income community investments after the sixth
  anniversary of the issuance of the qualified equity investment, the
  proceeds of which were used to make the qualified low-income
  community investment, and the qualified low-income community
  investment shall be considered held by the issuer through the
  qualified equity investment's final credit allowance date.
         (c)  In a situation described by Subsection (a)(1), the
  comptroller's recapture shall be proportionate to the federal
  recapture with respect to the qualified equity investment. In a
  situation described by Subsection (a)(2), the comptroller's
  recapture shall be proportionate to the amount of the redemption or
  repayment with respect to the qualified equity investment.
         (d)  The comptroller shall provide notice to the qualified
  community development entity of any proposed recapture of tax
  credits under this section.  The entity shall have 90 days to cure
  any deficiency indicated in the comptroller's original recapture
  notice and avoid the recapture. If the entity fails or is unable to
  cure the deficiency within the 90-day period, the comptroller shall
  provide the entity and the taxpayer from whom the credit is to be
  recaptured with a final order of recapture. Any tax credit for
  which a final recapture order has been issued shall be recaptured by
  the comptroller from the taxpayer who claimed the tax credit on a
  tax return.
         Sec. 171.531.  EXPIRATION.  (a)  This subchapter expires
  December 31, 2013.
         (b)  The expiration of this subchapter does not affect a
  credit that was established under this subchapter due to the
  purchase of a qualified equity investment that was made before the
  date this subchapter expires.  A taxable entity that has any unused
  credits established under this subchapter, including any
  carryforward credits, may continue to apply those credits on or
  with each consecutive report until the date the credit would have
  expired under this subchapter had this subchapter not expired, and
  this subchapter is continued in effect for the purposes of
  determining the amount of the credit the taxable entity may claim
  and the manner in which the taxable entity may claim the credit.
         SECTION 2.  Subtitle B, Title 3, Insurance Code, is amended
  by adding Chapter 231 to read as follows:
  CHAPTER 231.  CREDIT FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT IN LOW-INCOME
  COMMUNITIES
         Sec. 231.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
               (1)  "Credit allowance date" means, with respect to any
  qualified equity investment:
                     (A)  the date on which the investment is initially
  made; and
                     (B)  each of the six anniversary dates of that
  date.
               (2)  "Long-term debt security" means any debt
  instrument issued by a qualified community development entity, at
  par value or a premium, with an original maturity date of at least
  seven years from the date of its issuance, with no acceleration of
  repayment, amortization, or prepayment features before its
  original maturity date. The qualified community development entity
  that issues the debt instrument may not make cash interest payments
  on the debt instrument during the period beginning on the date of
  issuance and ending on the final credit allowance date in an amount
  that exceeds the sum of the cash interest payments and the
  cumulative operating income, as defined by regulations adopted
  under Section 45D, Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, of the
  qualified community development entity for that period.  This
  subdivision does not limit the holder's ability to accelerate
  payments on the debt instrument in situations in which the
  qualified community development entity has defaulted on covenants
  designed to ensure compliance with this chapter or Section 45D,
  Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
               (3)  "Purchase price" means the amount of cash paid to a
  qualified community development entity that issues a qualified
  equity investment for the qualified equity investment.
               (4)  "Qualified active low-income community business"
  has the meaning assigned by Section 45D(d)(2), Internal Revenue
  Code of 1986, as amended. A business shall be considered a
  qualified active low-income community business for the duration of
  the qualified community development entity's investment in, or loan
  to, the business if the entity reasonably expects, at the time it
  makes the investment or loan, that the business will continue to
  satisfy the requirements for being a qualified active low-income
  community business throughout the entire period of the investment
  or loan.
               (5)  "Qualified community development entity" has the
  meaning assigned by Section 45D(c), Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
  as amended, provided that the entity has entered into, or is
  controlled by an entity that has entered into, an allocation
  agreement with the Community Development Financial Institutions
  Fund of the United States Department of the Treasury with respect to
  credits authorized by Section 45D, Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
  as amended, that includes this state within the service area
  provided in the allocation agreement.
               (6)  "Qualified equity investment" means:
                     (A)  any equity investment in, or long-term debt
  security issued by, a qualified community development entity that:
                           (i)  is acquired after September 1, 2009, at
  its original issuance solely in exchange for cash;
                           (ii)  has at least 85 percent of its cash
  purchase price used by the issuer to make qualified low-income
  community investments in qualified active low-income community
  businesses located in this state by the first anniversary of the
  initial credit allowance date; and
                           (iii)  is designated by the issuer as a
  qualified equity investment under this subdivision and is certified
  by the comptroller as not exceeding the limitation contained in
  Section 231.002(a); and
                     (B)  any qualified equity investment that does not
  meet the requirements of Paragraph (A) if the investment was a
  qualified equity investment in the hands of a prior holder.
               (7)  "Qualified low-income community investment" means
  any capital or equity investment in, or loan to, any qualified
  active low-income community business made after September 1, 2009.
               (8)  "State premium tax liability" means any liability
  incurred by an entity under Chapters 221 through 226.
         Sec. 231.002.  TOTAL AMOUNT OF CREDITS THAT MAY BE CLAIMED.  
  (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the total
  amount of tax credits that may be claimed by all entities under both
  this chapter and Chapter 171, Tax Code, in a state fiscal year may
  not exceed $40 million, not including any carryforward amounts
  authorized by Section 171.526, Tax Code, or by Section 231.006 of
  this code.
         (b)  The comptroller by rule shall prescribe procedures by
  which the comptroller may allocate credits under this chapter and
  Subchapter J-1, Chapter 171, Tax Code.
         Sec. 231.003.  QUALIFICATION FOR CREDIT. (a)  An entity
  qualifies for and is entitled to a credit against the entity's state
  premium tax liability on a premium tax report filed under this
  subtitle if the entity purchases a qualified equity investment from
  a qualified community development entity and holds the qualified
  equity investment on a credit allowance date that occurs during the
  period on which the report is based.
         (b)  An entity described by Subsection (a) may claim a credit
  under this chapter for not more than seven consecutive reports
  beginning with the report based on the period during which the
  entity first holds the investment on a credit allowance date.
         Sec. 231.004.  MAXIMUM INVESTMENT PER QUALIFIED ACTIVE
  LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY BUSINESS. With respect to any one qualified
  active low-income community business, the maximum amount of
  qualified low-income community investments that may be made in the
  business, on a collective basis with all of its affiliates, with the
  proceeds of qualified equity investments that have been certified
  under this chapter, is $20 million whether made by one or several
  qualified community development entities.
         Sec. 231.005.  AMOUNT OF ANNUAL CREDIT. (a)  Except as
  otherwise provided by this chapter, the amount of the tax credit an
  entity may claim on a report is equal to:
               (1)  for each of the first two years for which the
  entity may claim the credit, zero percent of the purchase price on
  the applicable credit allowance date;
               (2)  for the third year for which the entity may claim
  the credit, seven percent of the purchase price on the applicable
  credit allowance date; and
               (3)  for the remaining four years for which the entity
  may claim the credit, eight percent of the purchase price on the
  applicable credit allowance date.
         (b)  The total credit claimed under this chapter for a
  report, including the amount of any carryforward credit under
  Section 231.006, may not exceed the amount of tax due after any
  other applicable credits.
         Sec. 231.006.  CARRYFORWARD.  (a)  Notwithstanding the
  limitation provided by Section 231.002(a), if an entity is eligible
  for a credit that exceeds the limitation under Section 231.005(b),
  the entity may carry the unused credit forward for not more than
  five consecutive reports.
         (b)  A carryforward is considered the remaining portion of a
  credit that cannot be claimed in the current year because of the tax
  limitation under Section 231.005(b).  A carryforward is added to
  the next year's credit in determining whether the limitation is met
  for that year.  A credit carryforward from a previous report is
  considered to be used before the current year credit.
         (c)  A carryforward may not be added to any subsequent year's
  credit for the purpose of determining the limitation in Section
  231.002(a).
         Sec. 231.007.  CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY. (a)  For the
  initial and each succeeding report in which a credit is claimed
  under this chapter, the entity shall file with its report, on a form
  provided by the comptroller, information that sufficiently
  demonstrates that the entity is eligible for the credit.
         (b)  The burden of establishing entitlement to and the value
  of the credit is on the entity.
         Sec. 231.008.  ASSIGNMENT PROHIBITED.  (a)  An entity may
  not convey, assign, or transfer the credit allowed under this
  chapter to another entity unless all of the assets of the entity,
  including the entity's qualified equity investment to which the
  credit relates, are conveyed, assigned, or transferred in the same
  transaction.
         (b)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a tax credit earned by a
  partnership, limited liability company, S corporation, or other
  "pass-through" entity may be allocated to the partners, members, or
  shareholders of that entity and claimed under this chapter in
  accordance with the provisions of any agreement among the partners,
  members, or shareholders.
         Sec. 231.009.  APPLICATION AND CERTIFICATION PROCEDURE.  
  (a)  A qualified community development entity that seeks to have an
  equity investment or long-term debt security certified as a
  qualified equity investment and eligible for tax credits shall
  apply to the comptroller. The qualified community development
  entity must submit an application on a form provided by the
  comptroller that includes:
               (1)  the entity's name, address, tax identification
  number, and evidence of its certification as a qualified community
  development entity;
               (2)  a copy of an allocation agreement executed by the
  entity, or its controlling entity, and the Community Development
  Financial Institutions Fund of the United States Department of the
  Treasury that includes this state in its service area;
               (3)  a certificate executed by an executive officer of
  the entity attesting that the allocation agreement remains in
  effect and has not been revoked or canceled by the Community
  Development Financial Institutions Fund of the United States
  Treasury;
               (4)  a description of the proposed amount, structure,
  and purchaser of the equity investment or long-term debt security;
               (5)  the name and tax identification number of any
  entity eligible to claim tax credits earned as a result of the
  purchase of the qualified equity investment, if known;
               (6)  information regarding the proposed use of proceeds
  from the issuance of the qualified equity investment, if known; and
               (7)  an economic impact analysis from an economic
  expert of the potential qualified equity investment and the
  proposed use of the proceeds, which must include:
                     (A)  an estimate of the amount of revenue to be
  generated to the state as a result of the qualified equity
  investment and the proposed use of the proceeds;
                     (B)  an estimate of any secondary economic
  benefits to be generated as a result of the qualified equity
  investment and the proposed use of the proceeds; and
                     (C)  any other information required by the
  comptroller to make the certification required by Subsection (c).
         (b)  The application must be accompanied by a nonrefundable
  application fee of $5,000. The fee shall be paid to the comptroller
  and shall be required for each application submitted.
         (c)  Within 15 days after receipt of a completed application
  containing the information necessary for the comptroller to certify
  a potential qualified equity investment, including the payment of
  the application fee, the comptroller shall grant or deny the
  application in full or in part. The comptroller may not grant an
  application in full or in part until the comptroller, based on an
  evaluation of the economic impact analysis under Subsection (a)(7),
  certifies that the potential qualified equity investment and the
  proposed use of the proceeds will have a positive impact on state
  revenue.  If the comptroller denies any part of the application, the
  comptroller shall inform the qualified community development
  entity of the grounds for the denial. If the qualified community
  development entity provides any additional information required by
  the comptroller or otherwise completes its application within 15
  days of the notice of denial, the application shall be considered
  completed as of the original date of submission. If the qualified
  community development entity fails to provide the information or
  complete its application within the 15-day period, the application
  remains denied and must be resubmitted in full with a new submission
  date.
         (d)  If the application is considered complete, the
  comptroller shall certify the proposed equity investment or
  long-term debt security as a qualified equity investment and
  eligible for tax credits under this chapter, subject to the
  limitations provided by this chapter. The comptroller shall
  provide written notice of the certification to the qualified
  community development entity.  The notice shall include the names
  of those entities who are eligible to claim the credits, if known,
  and their respective credit amounts. If the names of the entities
  that are eligible to claim the credits change due to a transfer of a
  qualified equity investment under Section 231.008(a) or a change in
  an allocation under Section 231.008(b), the qualified community
  development entity shall notify the comptroller of the change.
         (e)  Within 30 days after receiving notice of certification,
  the qualified community development entity shall issue the
  qualified equity investment and receive cash in the amount of the
  certified purchase price. The qualified community development
  entity must provide the comptroller with evidence of the receipt of
  the cash investment within 10 business days after receipt. If the
  qualified community development entity does not receive the cash
  investment and issue the qualified equity investment within 30 days
  following receipt of the certification notice, the certification
  shall lapse and the entity may not issue the qualified equity
  investment without reapplying to the comptroller for
  certification. A certification that lapses reverts back to the
  comptroller and may be reissued only in accordance with the
  application process provided by this section.
         (f)  The comptroller shall certify qualified equity
  investments in the order applications are received by the
  comptroller. Applications received on the same day shall be
  considered to have been received simultaneously. For applications
  received on the same day and considered complete, the comptroller
  shall certify, consistent with remaining tax credit capacity,
  qualified equity investments in proportionate percentages based on
  the ratio of the amount of qualified equity investment requested in
  an application to the total amount of qualified equity investments
  requested in all applications received on the same day.  If a
  pending request cannot be fully certified because of the
  limitations provided by Section 231.002(a), the comptroller shall
  certify the portion that may be certified unless the qualified
  community development entity elects to withdraw its request rather
  than receive partial credit.
         (g)  A qualified community development entity, on a
  collective basis with all of its affiliated entities listed in its
  allocation agreement with the Community Development Financial
  Institutions Fund of the United States Department of the Treasury
  or subsidiaries of those entities, may not request certification
  for a qualified equity investment that would entitle the purchaser
  of the qualified equity investment to have allocated to the
  purchaser at any time more than 30 percent of the total value of the
  tax credits that may be claimed under this chapter.
         (h)  Notwithstanding Subsection (g),  a qualified community
  development entity, alone or on a collective basis with all of its
  affiliated entities listed in its allocation agreement with the
  Community Development Financial Institutions Fund of the United
  States Department of the Treasury or subsidiaries of those
  entities, may request certification for a qualified equity
  investment that would entitle the purchaser of the qualified equity
  investment to have allocated to the purchaser at any time more than
  30 percent of the total value of the tax credits that may be claimed
  under this chapter if:
               (1)  it has been at least 180 days since the date the
  comptroller certified the qualified community development entity's
  most recent request under this chapter; or
               (2)  it has been less than 180 days since the date the
  comptroller certified the qualified community development entity's
  most recent request under this chapter, and the entity demonstrates
  that the entity has invested substantially all of the purchase
  price of the qualified equity investments that have been previously
  certified under this chapter.
         Sec. 231.010.  RECAPTURE OF CREDIT.  (a)  The comptroller
  may recapture a portion of a tax credit allowed under this chapter
  if:
               (1)  any amount of federal tax credit that might be
  available with respect to the qualified equity investment that
  generated the tax credit under this chapter is recaptured under
  Section 45D, Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;
               (2)  the qualified community development entity
  redeems or makes a principal repayment with respect to the
  qualified equity investment that generated the tax credit before
  the final credit allowance date of such qualified equity
  investment; or
               (3)  the qualified community development entity fails
  to invest at least 85 percent of the purchase price of the qualified
  equity investment in qualified low-income community investments in
  qualified active low-income community businesses located in this
  state within 12 months of the issuance of the qualified equity
  investment and maintain that level of investment in qualified
  low-income community investments in qualified active low-income
  community businesses located in this state until the last credit
  allowance date for the qualified equity investment.
         (b)  The qualified community development entity shall keep
  sufficiently detailed books and records with respect to the
  investments made with the proceeds of the qualified equity
  investments to allow the direct tracing of the proceeds into
  qualified low-income community investments in qualified active
  low-income community businesses in this state. For purposes of
  calculating the amount of qualified low-income community
  investments held by a qualified community development entity, an
  investment shall be considered held by the qualified community
  development entity even if the investment has been sold or repaid,
  provided that the qualified community development entity reinvests
  an amount equal to the capital returned to or recovered from the
  original investment, exclusive of any profits realized, in another
  qualified active low-income community business in this state within
  12 months of the receipt of the capital.  A qualified community
  development entity may not be required to reinvest capital returned
  from qualified low-income community investments after the sixth
  anniversary of the issuance of the qualified equity investment, the
  proceeds of which were used to make the qualified low-income
  community investment, and the qualified low-income community
  investment shall be considered held by the issuer through the
  qualified equity investment's final credit allowance date.
         (c)  In a situation described by Subsection (a)(1), the
  comptroller's recapture shall be proportionate to the federal
  recapture with respect to the qualified equity investment. In a
  situation described by Subsection (a)(2), the comptroller's
  recapture shall be proportionate to the amount of the redemption or
  repayment with respect to the qualified equity investment.
         (d)  The comptroller shall provide notice to the qualified
  community development entity of any proposed recapture of tax
  credits under this section.  The entity shall have 90 days to cure
  any deficiency indicated in the comptroller's original recapture
  notice and avoid the recapture. If the entity fails or is unable to
  cure the deficiency within the 90-day period, the comptroller shall
  provide the entity and the taxpayer from whom the credit is to be
  recaptured with a final order of recapture. Any tax credit for
  which a final recapture order has been issued shall be recaptured by
  the comptroller from the taxpayer who claimed the tax credit on a
  tax return.
         Sec. 231.011.  RETALIATORY TAX.  An entity claiming a credit
  under this chapter is not required to pay any additional
  retaliatory tax levied under Chapter 281 as a result of claiming
  that credit.
         Sec. 231.012.  EXPIRATION.  (a)  This chapter expires
  December 31, 2013.
         (b)  The expiration of this chapter does not affect a credit
  that was established under this chapter due to the purchase of a
  qualified equity investment that was made before the date this
  chapter expires.  An entity that has any unused credits established
  under this chapter, including any carryforward credits, may
  continue to apply those credits on or with each consecutive report
  until the date the credit would have expired under this chapter had
  this chapter not expired, and this chapter is continued in effect
  for the purposes of determining the amount of the credit the entity
  may claim and the manner in which the entity may claim the credit.
         SECTION 3.  (a)  This Act applies only to a report
  originally due on or after the effective date of this Act.
         (b)  A taxable entity or other entity may claim the credit
  under Subchapter J-1, Chapter 171, Tax Code, or Chapter 231,
  Insurance Code, as added by this Act, only in relation to a
  qualified equity investment issued on or after the effective date
  of this Act.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect January 1, 2010.