EXTENSION OF ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY CREDIT TO CERTAIN ALASKA FACILITIES.

SEC. 707. EXTENSION OF ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY CREDIT TO CERTAIN ALASKA FACILITIES.(a) In General.—Section 43(c)(1) (defining qualified enhanced oil recovery costs) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:“(D) Any amount which is paid or incurred during the taxable year to construct a gas treatment plant which—“(i) is located in the area of the United States (within the meaning of section 638(1)) lying north of 64 degrees North latitude,“(ii) prepares Alaska natural gas for transportation through a pipeline with a capacity of at least 2,000,000,000,000 Btu of natural gas per day, and“(iii) produces carbon dioxide which is injected into hydrocarbon-bearing geological formations.”.(b) Alaska Natural Gas.—Section 43(c) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:“(5) Alaska natural gas.—For purposes of paragraph (1)(D)—“(1) In general.—The term ‘Alaska natural gas’ means natural gas entering the Alaska natural gas pipeline (as defined in section 168(i)(16) (determined without regard to subparagraph (B) thereof)) which is produced from a well—“(A) located in the area of the State of Alaska lying north of 64 degrees North latitude, determined by excluding the area of the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge (including the continental shelf thereof within the meaning of section 638(1)), and“(B) pursuant to the applicable State and Federal pollution prevention, control, and permit requirements from such area (including the continental shelf thereof within the meaning of section 638(1)).“(2) Natural gas.—The term ‘natural gas’ has the meaning given such term by section 613A(e)(2).”.(c) Effective Date.—The amendment made by this section shall apply to costs paid or incurred in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2004.