(a) Any taxpayer that:

(1) Places in service, within any targeted area as defined by § 2020(3)a. through c. of this title and § 2020(3)d. of this title [repealed], a qualified facility in which the taxpayer is engaged in a qualified activity described in § 2010(3) of this title, and

(2) Thereby satisfies the requirements contained in § 2012(a) of this title for the allowance of a reduction in any license fee imposed upon the taxpayer’s gross receipts by any provision of Chapter 27 of this title or by §§ 2301(d), 2902, 2903, 2904 of this title or, in the case of an activity described in §§ 2010(3)j., 2905 of this title for the taxable year of the taxpayer in which such qualified facility is placed in service by the taxpayer,

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shall be allowed, in lieu of the reduction in such license fee provided by § 2012 of this title, a reduction in such license fee for each taxable period used in computing the amount of such license fee that ends within or with such taxable year of the taxpayer and for each such taxable period that ends within or with any of the 14 following taxable years in which such facility is a qualified facility with respect to the taxpayer on the last business day thereof. The amount of each such reduction in such license fee shall be determined in the manner provided in § 2012(b) of this title, but by employing the following table in lieu of the table contained in § 2012(b) of this title:

If the number of full The license fee
calendar months elapsed (computed without
since such quali?ed regard to this
facility was placed section) shall be
in service by the reduced by the
taxpayer is: following percentage:
1 through 60 100%
61 through 72 90%
73 through 84 80%
85 through 96 70%
97 through 108 60%
109 through 120 50%
121 through 132 40%
133 through 144 30%
145 through 156 20%
157 through 168 10%
169 through 180 5%
Over 180 0%