Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

State Statutes & Regulations

 

Each RGGI State's CO₂ Budget Trading Program is based upon its own statutory and/or regulatory authority. Guided by the Model Rule, each state's regulations limit emissions of CO₂ from electric power plants, establish participation in CO₂ allowance auctions, create CO₂ allowances and determine appropriate allowance allocations.

Below are links to each RGGI State's CO₂ Budget Trading Program regulations and/or statutory authorities.

 

Connecticut

R.C.S.A. 22a-174-31: Control of Carbon Dioxides Emissions/CO₂ Budget Trading Program

R.C.S.A. 22a-174-31a: Greenhouse Gas Emission Offset Projects

Conn. Gen. Stat. Section 22a-200c: Implementation of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. Auctioning of Allowances

 

Delaware

1147: CO₂ Budget Trading Program Regulations

Title 7, Chapter 60, of the Delaware Code, subchapter IIA, §6043

 

Maine

DEP Chapter 156: CO₂ Budget Trading Program Regulations

DEP Chapter 158: CO₂ Budget Trading Program Auction Provisions

Title 38, Chapter  3-B: Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

 

Maryland

Subtitle 9: Maryland CO₂ Budget Trading Program Rules

Environment Article, §§1-101, 1-404, 2-103, and 2-1002(g), Annotated Code of Maryland

 

Massachusetts

310 CMR 7.70: CO₂ Budget Trading Program Regulations

225 CMR 13.00: DOER CO₂ Budget Trading Program Auction Regulation

M.G.L. c. 21A, § 22.

 

New Hampshire

Chapter Env-A 4600: CO₂ Budget Trading Rule

Chapter Env-A 4800: CO₂ Allowance Auction Program Rules

Chapter Revised Statutes Annotated (RSA) 125-O:19-28p, Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Also see: Chapter RSA 125-O:8, I(c)-(g), Carbon Dioxide (CO₂) Allowance Auctions  

 

New York

DEC Adopted Part 242: CO₂ Budget Trading Regulations:

Subpart 242-1, 242-2, 242-3, 242-4, 242-5, 242-6, 242-7, 242-8, 242-9, 242-10

NYSERDA NYCRR Part 507 CO₂ Allowance Auction Program Regulations

 

Rhode Island

Air Pollution Control no. 46: CO₂ Budget Trading Program

Air Pollution Control no. 47: CO₂ Budget Trading Allowance Distribution

R.I. Gen. Laws §42-17.1-2(19), §23-23 and §23-82 (as amended)

 

Vermont

Vermont CO₂ Budget Trading Program Regulations

Vermont Auction Procedures

Title 30 V.S.A. § 255