1-16G-56. Definitions relating to reinvestment payment program. Terms used in §§ 1-16G-56 to 1-16G-68, inclusive, mean:

(1) "Board," the Board of Economic Development;

(2) "Commissioner," the commissioner of the Governor's Office of Economic Development;

(3) "Completed the project" or "completion of the project," the first date when the project is operational;

(4) "Construction date," the first date earth is excavated or a contractor has initiated work for the purpose of constructing a new or expanded facility or the first date new equipment is located on the project site or existing equipment is removed from the project site for the purpose of equipment upgrades, whichever occurs first;

(5) "Data center," any facility established for the purpose of processing, storage, retrieval, or communication of data;

(6) "Department," the Department of Revenue;

(7) "Equipment upgrades," the installation of new equipment or the replacement or improvement of existing equipment, which is subject to the sales or use tax imposed by chapters 10-45 or 10-46 or contractor's excise tax imposed by chapters 10-46A or 10-46B;

(8) "GOED," the Governor's Office of Economic Development;

(9) "New or expanded facility," a new building or structure, or the expansion, renovation, or retrofitting of an existing building or structure, which is subject to the contractor's excise tax imposed by chapters 10-46A or 10-46B;

(10) "Person," any individual, firm, copartnership, joint venture, association, cooperative, nonprofit development corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, corporation, estate, trust, business trust, receiver, or any group or combination acting as a unit;

(11) "Project," a new or expanded facility with a project cost which exceed twenty million dollars, or equipment upgrades with a project cost which exceed two million dollars. A project includes laboratory and testing facilities, manufacturing facilities, advanced telecommunications capability, data centers, power generation facilities, power transmission facilities, agricultural processing facilities, wind energy facilities, and facilities defined by GOED as targeted industries. A project does not include any building or structure:

(a) Used predominantly for the sale of products at retail, other than the sale of electricity at retail, or the provision of advanced telecommunications capability, to individual consumers;

(b) Used predominantly for residential housing or transient lodging;

(c) Used predominantly to provide health care services;

(d) Used predominantly for the transportation or transmission of natural gas, oil, or crude oil by means of a pipeline; or

(e) That is not subject to ad valorem real property taxation or equivalent taxes measured by gross receipts;

(12) "Project cost," the amount paid by the project owner in money, credits, property, or other consideration associated with a project including, without limitation, land, labor, materials, furniture, equipment, fees, or fixtures;

(13) "Wind energy facility," any new facility or facility expansion that:

(a) Consists of a commonly managed integrated system of towers, wind turbine generators with blades, power collection systems, and electric interconnection systems, that convert wind movement into electricity, and is subject to the tax imposed by §§ 10-35-18 and 10-35-19; and

(b) The construction of which is subject to contractors' excise tax pursuant to chapter 10-46A or 10-46B;

(14) "Advanced telecommunications capability," without regard to any transmission media or technology, is high-speed, switched, broadband telecommunications capability that enables users to originate and receive high-quality voice, data, graphics, and video telecommunications using any technology that provides a minimum actual download speed of at least twenty-five megabits per second and actual upload speed of at least three megabits per second.Source: SL 2013, ch 7, § 24, eff. Mar. 20, 2013; SL 2017, ch 5, § 1.