Washington Administrative Code
2023 Archive

Chapter 173-446 WAC
Last Update: 9/29/22

CLIMATE COMMITMENT ACT PROGRAM RULE
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WAC Sections
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
173-446-010Purpose.
173-446-020Definitions.
173-446-030Applicability.
173-446-040Covered emissions.
173-446-050Covered and opt-in entity registration.
173-446-053Electric utilities registration.
173-446-055General market participants registration.
173-446-056Cap and invest consultants and advisors.
173-446-060New or modified covered entities.
173-446-070Exiting the program.
173-446-080Allowances.
PROGRAM ACCOUNT REQUIREMENTS
173-446-100Program accounts required.
173-446-105Disclosure of corporate associationsIndicia of corporate association.
173-446-110Disclosure of corporate associationsTypes of disclosures required.
173-446-120Disclosure of corporate associationInformation to be submitted.
173-446-130Designation and certification of account representatives.
173-446-140Designation of account viewing agents.
173-446-150Accounts for registered entities.
ALLOWANCE BUDGETS AND DISTRIBUTION OF ALLOWANCES
173-446-200Total program baseline.
173-446-210Total program allowance budgets.
173-446-220Distribution of allowances to emissions-intensive and trade-exposed facilities.
173-446-230Distribution of allowances to electric utilities.
173-446-240Distribution of allowances to natural gas utilities.
173-446-250Removing and retiring allowances.
173-446-260Allowance distribution dates.
ALLOWANCE AUCTIONS
173-446-300Auctions of current and prior year allowances.
173-446-310Public notice.
173-446-315Registration for an auction.
173-446-317AuctionsProhibited actions.
173-446-320Suspension and revocation of registration.
173-446-325Bid guarantee.
173-446-330Purchase limits.
173-446-335Auction floor price and ceiling price.
173-446-340Emissions containment reserve trigger price.
173-446-345Administration of auctionLots.
173-446-350Bids.
173-446-353Determination of actual maximum bid value.
173-446-355Maximum bid value in excess of bid guarantee.
173-446-357Acceptance of bids.
173-446-360Payment for purchases.
173-446-362Summary of auction.
173-446-365Auction of future year allowances.
173-446-370Allowance price containment reserve account.
173-446-375Emissions containment reserve account.
173-446-380Price ceiling units.
173-446-385Price ceiling unit sales.
173-446-390Confidentiality.
COMPLIANCE INSTRUMENT TRANSACTIONS
173-446-400Compliance instruments transactionsGeneral information.
173-446-410Transfers among registered entitiesProcess.
173-446-415Transaction requestsInformation required by ecology.
173-446-420Transfers to a compliance accountProcess.
173-446-425Transfers of no cost allowances from an electric utility to an electrical generating facility or to a federal power marketing administration.
173-446-430Transfers of no cost allowances from a utility's holding account to its limited use holding account for consignment to auction.
173-446-440Compliance instrument transactionsProhibited actions.
OFFSETS
173-446-500General requirements for ecology offset credits and registry offset credits.
173-446-505Requirements for compliance offset protocols.
173-446-510Requirements for offset projects using ecology compliance offset protocols.
173-446-515Authorized project designee.
173-446-520Listing of offset projects using ecology compliance offset protocols.
173-446-525Monitoring, reporting, and record retention requirements for offset projects.
173-446-530Verification of GHG emission reductions and GHG removal enhancements from offset projects.
173-446-535Requirements for offset verification services.
173-446-540Offset verifier and verification body accreditation.
173-446-545Conflict of interest requirements for verification bodies and offset verifiers for verification of offset project data reports.
173-446-550Issuance of registry offset credits.
173-446-555Issuance of ecology offset credits.
173-446-560Process for issuance of ecology offset credits.
173-446-565Registration of ecology offset credits.
173-446-570Forestry offset reversals.
173-446-575Transferability of ecology offset credits.
173-446-580Invalidation of ecology offset credits.
173-446-585Approval requirements for offset project registries.
173-446-590Offset project registry requirements.
173-446-595Direct environmental benefits in the state.
COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT
173-446-600Compliance obligations.
173-446-610Enforcement.
173-446-620Contact information.
SEVERABILITY
173-446-700Severability.