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County grants 179D tax‑credit allocation to architect and contractor for energy improvements
Summary
The board approved a letter allowing Klein McCarthy Architects and Gertz Construction Services to pursue a shared allocation of the federal 179D energy tax credit for the county's withdrawal management facility; the final credit amount will be determined by an IRS study.
Clay County commissioners on Tuesday approved a joint allocation letter permitting Klein McCarthy Architects and Gertz Construction Services to pursue the federal 179D energy tax credit for energy features at the county’s withdrawal management facility.
County staff explained the process requires a technical study and eventual IRS review to determine any credit amount; because government entities themselves cannot claim the tax credit, the county is authorizing an allocation to private parties involved in the project. Staff said Klein McCarthy and Gertz have agreed to split any allocation 50/50 and will coordinate a study to document the facility’s qualified energy features.
The board moved, seconded and approved the letter. County staff said the actual dollar value of any tax credit is not yet known and would be established by the architects’/contractors’ engineering and tax‑technical review and any subsequent federal determination.
Ending: The county's authorization enables the private firms to complete the technical work with a potential tax‑credit claim; no county tax revenue or direct fiscal effect was reported at the time of the vote.
