1. (a) Pursuant to section 95941, covered or opt-in covered entities may use compliance instruments issued by the following programs to meet their compliance obligation under this article:

   1. (1) Government of Quebec (effective January 1, 2014).
   2. (2) Government of Ontario (effective January 1, 2018 through June 15, 2018). Compliance instruments issued by the Government of Ontario that are held in California covered entity, opt-in covered entity, and general market participant accounts, or that are held in approved external GHG ETS (other than Ontario) covered entity, opt-in covered entity, and general market participant accounts, as of June 15, 2018 continue to remain valid for compliance and trading purposes.
2. (b) Covered or opt-in covered entities may use compliance instruments issued by an external GHG ETS to which the Board has approved a Retirement-Only Limited Linkage pursuant to sections 95941 and 95944 to meet their compliance obligation under this article.
3. (c) Entities registered in an external GHG Program may arrange to retire California compliance instruments for purposes of compliance in their own external GHG program if ARB has approved a Retirement-Only Agreement with the external GHG Program pursuant to section 95945.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 38510, 38560, 38562, 38570, 38571, 38580, 39600 and 39601, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 38530, 38560.5, 38564, 38565, 38570 and 39600, Health and Safety Code.

History

1. New section filed 6-24-2013; operative 10-1-2013 (Register 2013, No. 26). For prior history, see Register 2012, No. 7.

2. Amendment of section heading and section filed 9-18-2017; operative 10-1-2017 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2017, No. 38).

3. Amendment of subsection (a)(2) filed 3-29-2019; operative 3-29-2019 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2019, No. 13).