INC TX-EFFICIENT APPLIANCES

Amends the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Requires the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity to establish and maintain a program to certify energy-efficient heating and cooling systems and to certify contractors to provide services with respect to those systems. Requires the Department to certify tax-credit amounts with respect to energy-efficient heating and cooling systems. Requires the Department to post this information in its Internet website. Amends the Illinois Income Tax Act. Provides tax credits for each individual taxpayer who: (i) purchases and installs a certified energy-efficient heating or cooling systems in his or her residence; (ii) hire a certified contractor to install sealed ductwork or seal existing ductwork in the taxpayer's residential dwelling; or (iii) hires a certified contractor to test a heat pump system or central air conditioning system and service the system for optimal performance in the taxpayer's residential dwelling. Sets forth the amounts of the credits. Provides that the credits may not be carried forward or back and may not reduce the taxpayer's liability to less than zero. Effective immediately.