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Legislature urges Congress to preserve IRA clean‑energy tax credits; approves county claims for credits tied to two facility projects
Summary
The Tompkins County Legislature passed a member‑filed resolution urging Congress to preserve clean‑energy tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act and separately authorized accepting pending IRA tax credits for county projects, including boiler replacements the speakers said are time‑sensitive.
The Tompkins County Legislature on Feb. 4 passed two related measures addressing clean‑energy tax credits created by the federal Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
A member‑filed resolution urging Congress to preserve all local government clean‑energy tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act passed 12–2. The same meeting also approved a separate county resolution authorizing Tompkins County to accept 2024 IRA clean‑energy tax credits for the Green Fleet and Green Facilities capital programs (ID 13026). That second measure was moved after staff explained the tax‑credit process and potential time sensitivity.
Martha Robertson, former chair of the Tompkins County Legislature, told the Legislature the member‑filed resolution was “time sensitive” and said “Tompkins County has approximately $1,800,000 in pending IRA tax credits. These are projects…
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