PDFWAC 173-446-575
Transferability of ecology offset credits.
(1) An ecology offset credit may be sold, traded, or transferred, unless:
(a) It has been retired, used for compliance, or used to meet any GHG mitigation requirements in any voluntary or regulatory program;
(b) It resides in the forest buffer account; or
(c) It has been invalidated pursuant to WAC 173-446-580.
(2) An ecology offset credit may only be used:
(a) To meet a compliance obligation under this chapter, except if used by a covered entity in a program approved for linkage; or
(b) By a general market participant for purposes of voluntary retirement.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 70A.65.220. WSR 22-20-056 (Order 21-06), ยง 173-446-575, filed 9/29/22, effective 10/30/22.]