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Last action · March 25, 2026: Reported Printed and Referred to Revenue & Taxation
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What This Bill Proposed
Beginning January 1, 2027, developers investing at least $50 million in new interstate petroleum pipelines entering Idaho qualify for a 35% income tax credit, full property and sales tax exemptions, and expedited state and local permitting with a strict 60-day approval deadline.
Companies building qualifying fuel pipelines save millions in state taxes and regulatory costs, while fuel consumers face altered local project review timelines and potential changes in regional fuel supply reliability.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Pipeline Developers
Qualifying developers receive a 35% income tax credit, full property and sales tax exemptions, and a mandatory 60-day permit approval deadline.
State and Local Permitting Agencies
Agencies must expedite reviews for qualifying pipeline projects and face a strict 60-day deadline after which permits are automatically deemed approved.
Idaho Consumers and Employers
Residents and businesses experience changes in regional fuel transportation infrastructure, supply security, and market access.
Key Facts
- The Act applies to strategic pipeline infrastructure projects involving at least $50 million in new investment from an adjacent state or nation where no pipeline previously exists.
- Developers placing a qualifying project into service on or after January 1, 2027, receive an income tax credit equal to 35% of the new infrastructure-related revenue.
- The annual income tax credit terminates when the economic life ends, after 20 years, or when the developer recovers 50% of total project costs through the credit.
- Developers must submit an annual report verified by an independent certified public accountant to the state tax commission using generally accepted accounting principles.
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- Completed strategic pipeline infrastructure projects are fully exempt from real and personal property taxation on or after January 1, 2027.
- The sale, lease, or purchase of tangible property incorporated into the qualifying pipeline system is exempt from Idaho sales and use tax starting January 1, 2027.
- Qualifying projects are exempt from additional state permitting, licensing, certification, and environmental review requirements, except as required by federal law.
- State agencies, counties, and cities failing to issue a final decision on an application within 60 days (or the federal timeline, whichever is shorter) shall have the application deemed approved.
- State agencies are authorized and directed to seek out available federal grants and low- or no-interest financing options to assist eligible pipeline investors.
Frequently Asked Questions
What qualifies a pipeline project for these tax breaks and regulatory relief?
How long can a developer claim the 35% income tax credit?
What happens if a city or county fails to act on a pipeline permit application within 60 days?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Mar 25, 2026CommitteeReported Printed and Referred to Revenue & Taxation
- Mar 24, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
Version history
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Default Permit Approval Mechanism
The bill implements a strict 60-day shot clock on state and local agency permit decisions, after which pending applications are automatically deemed approved.
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Sources
legislature.idaho.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy65Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz45Current news / social attention level
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