(Effective until July 1, 2023)
Carbon dioxide mitigation program fees.
(1)
Statutory authorization. RCW
70.94.892 authorizes ecology to determine, assess, and collect fees sufficient to cover costs to review and approve or deny the carbon dioxide mitigation plan components of an order of approval for a facility. The order of approval must specify the costs necessary to monitor the source's conformance to the carbon dioxide mitigation plan.
(2)
Fees. The table in this subsection lists the fees for the carbon dioxide mitigation program. These fees are added to the fees established in WAC
173-455-120, when the carbon dioxide mitigation plan requirements are triggered.
Activity | Fee |
a. Application review | $95.00/hr.1 not to exceed $500.00 |
b. Mitigation plan approval | |
| i. Payment to third party | $100.002 |
| ii. Purchase of CO2 credits | $95.00/hr.3 |
| iii. Direct investment | $95.00/hr.4 |
c. Routine compliance monitoring | |
| i. Payment to third party | $100.005 annually until full amount paid |
| ii. Purchase of CO2 credits | $95.00/hr.6 |
| iii. Applicant controlled project | $95.00/hr.6 |
1 | Estimated using an EE3 per hour rate with a cap. |
2 | Small fee primarily to check math and that the source is using an EFSEC approved qualified organization. |
3 | Estimated EE3 per hour rate to check that the credits purchased will be verifiable and from a reputable trading or marketing organization. |
4 | Estimated using an EE3 per hour rate. |
5 | Same as rationale for 2 above. |
6 | Verify and confirm credits with the trading or marketing organization. |
(3) The department or authority may use RCW
70.94.085 to structure a cost-reimbursement agreement with the applicant.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter
70.94 RCW, RCW
70.94.151,
70.94.153, and
70.94.892. WSR 18-22-006 (Order 16-09), § 173-455-050, filed 10/25/18, effective 11/25/18. Statutory Authority: RCW
70.94.181, [70.94.]152, [70.94.]331, [70.94.]650, [70.94.]745, [70.94.]892. WSR 07-11-018 (Order 06-14), § 173-455-050, filed 5/3/07, effective 6/3/07.]
(Effective July 1, 2023)
Carbon dioxide mitigation program fees.
(1)
Statutory authorization. RCW
70A.15.6270 authorizes ecology to determine, assess, and collect fees sufficient to cover costs to review and approve or deny the carbon dioxide mitigation plan components of an order of approval for a facility. Ecology may also collect fees sufficient to cover the additional costs to monitor the source's conformance to the carbon dioxide mitigation plan.
(2) Fees. Table 1 in this subsection lists the fees for the carbon dioxide mitigation program for 2023. These fees are additional to the fees established in WAC 173-455-120, when the carbon dioxide mitigation plan requirements are triggered.
Table 1 Carbon Dioxide Mitigation Program 2023 Fee Schedule
Activity | Fee |
Application review | $119.00/hr. not to exceed $595.00 |
| Mitigation plan approval Payment to third party | $125.001 |
| Mitigation plan approval Purchase of CO2 credits | $119.00/hr.2 |
| Mitigation plan approval Direct investment | $119.00/hr. |
| Routine compliance monitoring Payment to third party | $125.00 annually until full amount paid |
| Routine compliance monitoring Purchase of CO2 credits | $119.00/hr.3 |
| Routine compliance monitoring Applicant controlled project | $119.00/hr.3 |
1 | Fee to cover the cost of checking the accuracy of calculations and that the source is using an independent qualified organization approved by the energy facility site evaluation council per RCW 80.70.050. |
2 | Fee to cover cost of checking that the credits will be purchased from a reputable trading or marketing organization and will be derived from mitigation that is real, verified, permanent, enforceable, and additional per RCW 80.70.030. |
3 | Fee to cover the cost of verifying and confirming with the trading or marketing organization that the purchased credits derive from mitigation that is real, verified, permanent, enforceable, and additional per RCW 80.70.030. |
(3) Ecology will post a new fee schedule for the fees in this section starting in 2024 in accordance with WAC 173-455-031(2).
(4) The department or authority may use RCW
70A.15.1570 to structure a cost-reimbursement agreement with the applicant.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
70A.15.2210,
70A.15.2230, and
70A.15.6270. WSR 23-07-014 (Order 21-08), § 173-455-050, filed 3/3/23, effective 7/1/23. Statutory Authority: Chapter
70.94 RCW, RCW
70.94.151,
70.94.153, and
70.94.892. WSR 18-22-006 (Order 16-09), § 173-455-050, filed 10/25/18, effective 11/25/18. Statutory Authority: RCW
70.94.181, [70.94.]152, [70.94.]331, [70.94.]650, [70.94.]745, [70.94.]892. WSR 07-11-018 (Order 06-14), § 173-455-050, filed 5/3/07, effective 6/3/07.]
