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