`(a) IN GENERAL- For purposes of section 46, the qualifying advanced clean coal technology facility credit for any taxable year is an amount equal to 10 percent of the qualified investment in a qualifying advanced clean coal technology facility for such taxable year.
`(b) QUALIFYING ADVANCED CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY FACILITY-
`(1) IN GENERAL- For purposes of subsection (a), the term `qualifying advanced clean coal technology facility' means a facility of the taxpayer which--
`(A)(i)(I) original use of which commences with the taxpayer, or
`(II) is a retrofitted or repowered conventional technology facility, the retrofitting or repowering of which is completed by the taxpayer (but only with respect to that portion of the basis which is properly attributable to such retrofitting or repowering), or
`(ii) is acquired through purchase (as defined by section 179(d)(2)),
`(B) is depreciable under section 167,
`(C) has a useful life of not less than 4 years,
`(D) is located in the United States, and
`(E) uses qualifying advanced clean coal technology.
`(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR SALE-LEASEBACKS- For purposes of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), in the case of a facility which--
`(A) is originally placed in service by a person, and
`(B) is sold and leased back by such person, or is leased to such person, within 3 months after the date such facility was originally placed in service, for a period of not less than 12 years,
such facility shall be treated as originally placed in service not earlier than the date on which such property is used under the leaseback (or lease) referred to in subparagraph (B). The preceding sentence shall not apply to any property if the lessee and lessor of such property make an election under this sentence. Such an election, once made, may be revoked only with the consent of the Secretary.
`(c) QUALIFYING ADVANCED CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY- For purposes of this section--
`(1) IN GENERAL- The term `qualifying advanced clean coal technology' means, with respect to clean coal technology--
`(A) which has--
`(i) multiple applications, with a combined capacity of not more than 5,000 megawatts (4,000 megawatts before 2009), of advanced pulverized coal or atmospheric fluidized bed combustion technology--
`(I) installed as a new, retrofit, or repowering application,
`(II) operated between 2000 and 2012, and
`(III) having a design net heat rate of not more than 9,500 Btu per kilowatt hour when the design coal has a heat content of more than 9,000 Btu per pound, or a design net heat rate of not more than 9,900 Btu per kilowatt hour when the design coal has a heat content of 9,000 Btu per pound or less,
`(ii) multiple applications, with a combined capacity of not more than 1,000 megawatts (500 megawatts before 2009 and 750 megawatts before 2013), of pressurized fluidized bed combustion technology--
`(I) installed as a new, retrofit, or repowering application,
`(II) operated between 2000 and 2016, and
`(III) having a design net heat rate of not more than 8,400 Btu per kilowatt hour when the design coal has a heat content of more than 9,000 Btu per pound, or a design net heat rate of not more than 9,900 Btu's per kilowatt hour when the design coal has a heat content of 9,000 Btu per pound or less, and
`(iii) multiple applications, with a combined capacity of not more than 2,000 megawatts (1,000 megawatts before 2009 and 1,500 megawatts before 2013), of integrated gasification combined cycle technology, with or without fuel or chemical co-production--
`(I) installed as a new, retrofit, or repowering application,
`(II) operated between 2000 and 2016,
`(III) having a design net heat rate of not more than 8,550 Btu per kilowatt hour when the design coal has a heat content of more than 9,000 Btu per pound, or a design net heat rate of not more than 9,900 Btu per kilowatt hour when the design coal has a heat content of 9,000 Btu per pound or less, and
`(IV) having a net thermal efficiency on any fuel or chemical co-production of not less than 39 percent (higher heating value), or
`(iv) multiple applications, with a combined capacity of not more than 2,000 megawatts (1,000 megawatts before 2009 and 1,500 megawatts before 2013) of technology for the production of electricity--
`(I) installed as a new, retrofit, or repowering application,
`(II) operated between 2000 and 2016, and
`(III) having a carbon emission rate which is not more than 85 percent of conventional technology, and
`(B) which reduces the discharge into the atmosphere of 1 or more of the following pollutants to not more than--
`(i) 5 percent of the potential combustion concentration sulfur dioxide emissions for a coal with a potential combustion concentration sulfur emission of 1.2 lb/million btu of heat input or greater,
`(ii) 15 percent of the potential combustion concentration sulfur dioxide emissions for a coal with a potential combustion concentration sulfur emission of less than 1.2 lb/million btu of heat input,
`(iii) nitrogen oxide emissions of 0.1 lb per million btu of heat input from other than cyclone-fired boilers,
`(iv) 15 percent of the uncontrolled nitrogen oxide emissions from cyclone-fired boilers,
`(v) particulate emissions of 0.02 lb per million btu of heat input, and
`(vi) the emission levels specified in the new source performance standards of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7411) in effect at the time of retrofitting, repowering, or replacement of the qualifying clean coal technology unit for the category of source if such level is lower than the levels specified in clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), or (v).
`(2) EXCEPTIONS- Such term shall not include any projects receiving or scheduled to receive funding under the Clean Coal Technology Program, or the Power Plant Improvement administered by the Secretary of the Department of Energy.
`(d) CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY- For purposes of this section, the term `clean coal technology' means advanced technology which uses coal to produce 75 percent or more of its thermal output as electricity including advanced pulverized coal or atmospheric fluidized bed combustion, pressurized fluidized bed combustion, integrated gasification combined cycle with or without fuel or chemical co-production, and any other technology for the production of electricity which exceeds the performance of conventional technology.
`(e) CONVENTIONAL TECHNOLOGY- The term `conventional technology' means--
`(1) coal-fired combustion technology with a design net heat rate of not less than 9,500 Btu per kilowatt hour (HHV) and a carbon equivalents emission rate of not more than 0.54 pounds of carbon per kilowatt hour when the design coal has a heat content of more than 9,000 Btu per pound,
`(2) coal-fired combustion technology with a design net heat rate of not less than 10,500 Btu per kilowatt hour (HHV) and a carbon equivalents emission rate of not more than 0.60 pounds of carbon per kilowatt hour when the design coal has a heat content of 9,000 Btu per pound or less, or
`(3) natural gas-fired combustion technology with a design net heat rate of not less than 7,500 Btu per kilowatt hour (HHV) and a carbon equivalents emission rate of not more than 0.24 pounds of carbon per kilowatt hour.
`(f) DESIGN NET HEAT RATE- The design net heat rate shall be based on the design annual heat input to and the design annual net electrical output from the qualifying advanced clean coal technology (determined without regard to such technology's co-generation of steam).
`(g) SELECTION CRITERIA- Selection criteria for qualifying advanced clean coal technology facilities--
`(1) shall be established by the Secretary of Energy as part of a competitive solicitation,
`(2) shall include primary criteria of minimum design net heat rate, maximum design thermal efficiency, environmental performance, and lowest cost to the government, and
`(3) shall include supplemental criteria as determined appropriate by the Secretary of Energy.
`(h) QUALIFIED INVESTMENT- For purposes of subsection (a), the term `qualified investment' means, with respect to any taxable year, the basis of a qualifying advanced clean coal technology facility placed in service by the taxpayer during such taxable year.
`(i) QUALIFIED PROGRESS EXPENDITURES-
`(1) INCREASE IN QUALIFIED INVESTMENT- In the case of a taxpayer who has made an election under paragraph (5), the amount of the qualified investment of such taxpayer for the taxable year (determined under subsection (c) without regard to this section) shall be increased by an amount equal to the aggregate of each qualified progress expenditure for the taxable year with respect to progress expenditure property.
`(2) PROGRESS EXPENDITURE PROPERTY DEFINED- For purposes of this subsection, the term `progress expenditure property' means any property being constructed by or for the taxpayer and which it is reasonable to believe will qualify as a qualifying advanced clean coal technology facility which is being constructed by or for the taxpayer when it is placed in service.
`(3) QUALIFIED PROGRESS EXPENDITURES DEFINED- For purposes of this subsection--
`(A) SELF-CONSTRUCTED PROPERTY- In the case of any self-constructed property, the term `qualified progress expenditures' means the amount which, for purposes of this subpart, is properly chargeable (during such taxable year) to capital account with respect to such property.
`(B) NONSELF-CONSTRUCTED PROPERTY- In the case of nonself-constructed property, the term `qualified progress expenditures' means the amount paid during the taxable year to another person for the construction of such property.
`(4) OTHER DEFINITIONS- For purposes of this subsection--
`(A) SELF-CONSTRUCTED PROPERTY- The term `self-constructed property' means property for which it is reasonable to believe that more than half of the construction expenditures will be made directly by the taxpayer.
`(B) NONSELF-CONSTRUCTED PROPERTY- The term `nonself-constructed property' means property which is not self-constructed property.
`(C) CONSTRUCTION, ETC- The term `construction' includes reconstruction and erection, and the term `constructed' includes reconstructed and erected.
`(D) ONLY CONSTRUCTION OF QUALIFYING ADVANCED CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY FACILITY TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT- Construction shall be taken into account only if, for purposes of this subpart, expenditures therefor are properly chargeable to capital account with respect to the property.
`(5) ELECTION- An election under this subsection may be made at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may by regulations prescribe. Such an election shall apply to the taxable year for which made and to all subsequent taxable years. Such an election, once made, may not be revoked except with the consent of the Secretary.
`(j) COORDINATION WITH OTHER CREDITS- This section shall not apply to any property with respect to which the rehabilitation credit under section 47 or the energy credit under section 48 is allowed unless the taxpayer elects to waive the application of such credit to such property.
`(k) TERMINATION- This section shall not apply with respect to any qualified investment made after December 31, 2011.
`(l) NATIONAL LIMITATION-
`(1) IN GENERAL- Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the term `qualifying advanced clean coal technology facility' shall include such a facility only to the extent that such facility is allocated a portion of the national megawatt limitation under this subsection.
`(2) NATIONAL MEGAWATT LIMITATION- The national megawatt limitation under this subsection is 7,500 megawatts.
`(3) ALLOCATION OF LIMITATION- The national megawatt limitation shall be allocated by the Secretary under rules prescribed by the Secretary. Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section, including regulations--
`(A) to limit which facility qualifies as `qualified advanced clean coal technology' in subsection (c) to particular facilities, a portion of particular facilities, or a portion of the production from particular facilities, so that when all such facilities (or portions thereof) are placed in service over the ten year period in section (k), the combination of facilities approved for tax credits (and/or portions of facilities approved for tax credits) will not exceed a combined capacity of 7,500 megawatts;
`(B) to provide a certification process in consultation with the Secretary of Energy under subsection (g) that will approve and allocate the 7,500 megawatts of available tax credits authority--
`(i) to encourage that facilities with the highest thermal efficiencies and environmental performance be placed in service as soon as possible;
`(ii) to allocate credits to taxpayers that have a definite and credible plan for placing into commercial operation a qualifying advanced clean coal technology facility, including--
`(I) a site,
`(II) contractual commitments for procurement and construction,
`(III) filings for all necessary preconstruction approvals,
`(IV) a demonstrated record of having successfully completed comparable projects on a timely basis, and
`(V) such other factors that the Secretary shall determine are appropriate;
`(iii) to allocate credits to a portion of a facility (or a portion of the production from a facility) if the Secretary determines that such an allocation should maximize the amount of efficient production encouraged with the available tax credits;
`(C) to set progress requirements and conditional approvals so that credits for approved projects that become unlikely to meet the necessary conditions that can be reallocated by the Secretary to other projects;
`(D) to reallocate credits that are not allocated to 1 technology described in clauses (i) through (iv) of subsection (c)(1)(A) because an insufficient number of qualifying facilities requested credits for one technology, to another technology described in another subparagraph of subsection (c) in order to maximize the amount of energy efficient production encouraged with the available tax credits; and
`(E) to provide taxpayers with opportunities to correct administrative errors and omissions with respect to allocations and recordkeeping within a reasonable period after their discovery, taking into account the availability of regulations and other administrative guidance from the Secretary.'.
(c) RECAPTURE- Section 50(a) (relating to other special rules) is amended by adding at the end the following:
`(6) SPECIAL RULES RELATING TO QUALIFYING ADVANCED CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY FACILITY- For purposes of applying this subsection in the case of any credit allowable by reason of section 48A, the following shall apply:
`(A) GENERAL RULE- In lieu of the amount of the increase in tax under paragraph (1), the increase in