"      Section 2. That chapter 10-45 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:

of the tax imposed by it, the gross receipts from employee expense reimbursement provided by an agricultural cooperative to a company, if the agricultural cooperative owns at least twenty-five percent of such company.".

"      Section 1. Any commercial power production facility, utilizing renewable resources, such as sun, wind, geothermal, or biomass, that begins generating electricity after June 30, 2002, and produces more than ten megawatts of electricity as measured by nameplate rating, and is owned by a natural person, corporation, nonprofit or for profit business organization, or tribal council (if the facility is located outside the boundaries of the reservation), irrigation district, drainage district, or other political subdivision or agency of the state authorized by statute to carry on the business of developing, transmitting, utilizing, or distributing electric power is subject to the provisions of this Act for any new or expanded facility.

     Section 2. Rural electric cooperatives developing commercial power production facilities utilizing renewable energy are not subject to tax pursuant to §  10-35-1.2 but are subject to a gross receipts tax as defined in §  10-36-6.

     Section 3. Terms used in this Act mean:

     Section 5. The owner shall file a tax return on or before December thirty-first of each year reporting the project costs subject to tax under chapters 10-46A or 10-46B incurred during the previous twelve months. The tax due from such return shall be paid in four equal annual payments with the first payment due no later December thirty-first following the filing of the tax return. Each subsequent annual payment shall be made no later than December thirty-first following the last

payment.

     Section 6. Any person desiring to pay the contractor's excise tax pursuant to section 4 of this Act shall apply for a permit from the secretary at least thirty days prior to commencement of the project. The application for a permit shall be submitted on a form prescribed by the secretary. A separate application shall be made and submitted for each project. Upon approval of the application, the secretary shall issue a permit to the applicant. The permit is not assignable or transferable except as collateral or security pursuant to chapter 57A-9.

     Section 7. Any person aggrieved by the denial of a permit, may within thirty days after service of the notice of a denial by the secretary, demand and is entitled to a hearing, upon notice, before the secretary. The hearing shall be conducted pursuant to chapter 1-26.

     Section 8. The secretary may promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, concerning:

     10-59-1.   The provisions of this chapter apply to any taxes or fees or persons subject to taxes or fees imposed by this Act and chapters 10-39, 10-39A, 10-39B, 10-43, 10-45, 10-46, 10-46A, 10-46B, 10-47B, 10-52, 32-3, 32-3A, 32-5, 32-5B, 32-6B, 32-9, 32-10, and 34A-13 and § §  22-25-48, 49-31-51, 50-4-13 to 50-4-17, inclusive, and the provisions of chapter 10-45B.

     Section 10. If the secretary of revenue finds that the assessment or collection of the tax required to be paid under this Act is in jeopardy, the secretary may immediately make an assessment of the estimated tax, penalty, or interest and demand payment from the owner. If the payment is not made, a lien may be filed on the owner's real and personal property located in the state and a distress warrant issued.

     Section 11. Each person subject to tax or responsible for payment of tax under this Act shall keep records and books of all receipts and sales, together with invoices, bills of lading, copies of bills of sale, and other pertinent papers and documents. Such books and records and other papers and documents shall, at all times during business hours of the day, be subject to inspection by the

secretary of revenue or the secretary's duly authorized agents and employees to determine the amount of tax due. Such books and records shall be preserved for a period of three years unless the secretary of revenue, in writing, authorized their destruction or disposal at an earlier date."