- (a) The Commission reserves the right to transfer a certificate to another person if the applicant is not legally entitled to the certificate.
- (b) The Commission shall not determine the market value, if any, of any carbon offset.
- (c) The Commission on issues relevant to the project shall not certify a carbon offset that has accidentally, intentionally, or through gross negligence violated the law when such determination is made by a governmental entity having competent jurisdiction. If and when a violation has been cured or remedied to the satisfaction of a governmental entity and documentation of the cure or remedy and satisfaction has been submitted to the Commission, certification will proceed. In addition, the Commission will not certify a carbon offset purported to be created by the intentional disturbance of soil followed by the subsequent replanting of crops or plants for the purpose of creating a carbon offset for monetary gain.
(For information about related emergency rules, see Editor's Note at beginning of Chapter)
Added at 26 Ok Reg 1388, eff 7-1-09