Sec. 2. (a) The tax credits a taxpayer is entitled to shall be applied against the taxpayer's tax liabilities in the following order:
(1) First, credits which may not be refunded to a taxpayer nor carried over and applied against any tax liability for any succeeding taxable year.
(2) Second, credits which may not be refunded to a taxpayer, but which may be carried over and applied against any tax liability for any succeeding taxable year.
(3) Third, credits which will be refunded to a taxpayer to the extent the credit exceeds the tax liability it is to be applied against.
(b) Credits described in subsection (a)(2) shall be applied against a taxpayer's tax liabilities so that the credits which may be applied to the fewest succeeding taxable years are utilized first.