California Code of Regulations
Title 17 - Public Health
Division 3 - Air Resources
Chapter 1 - Air Resources Board
Subchapter 10 - Climate Change
Article 5 - California Cap on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Market-Based Compliance Mechanisms
Subarticle 6 - California Greenhouse Gas Allowance Budgets
Section 95840 - Compliance Periods

Universal Citation: 17 CA Code of Regs 95840

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

Duration of Compliance Periods is as follows:

(a) The first compliance period starts on January 1, 2013, and ends on December 31, 2014.

(b) The second compliance period starts on January 1, 2015, and ends on December 31, 2017.

(c) The third compliance period starts on January 1, 2018, and ends on December 31, 2020.

(d) If U.S. EPA has approved California's plan for compliance with the Clean Power Plan, as memorialized by publication in the Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations, then compliance periods starting January 1, 2021 shall be as follows:

(1) The fourth compliance period starts on January 1, 2021, and ends on December 31, 2022.

(2) The fifth compliance period starts on January 1, 2023, and ends on December 31, 2024.

(3) The sixth compliance period starts on January 1, 2025, and ends on December 31, 2027.

(4) The seventh compliance period starts on January 1, 2028, and ends on December 31, 2029.

(5) The eighth compliance period starts on January 1, 2030, and ends on December 31, 2031.

(6) Each subsequent compliance period after the eighth compliance period has a duration of two calendar years.

(e) If U.S. EPA has not approved California's plan for compliance with the Clean Power Plan by January 1, 2019, including the specified compliance periods in section 95840(d), then the fourth compliance period starts on January 1, 2021, and ends on December 31, 2023, and each subsequent compliance period has a duration of three calendar years.

1. New subarticle 6 (sections 95840-95841.1) and section filed 12-13-2011; operative 1-1-2012 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2011, No. 50).
2. New subsections (d)-(e) filed 9-18-2017; operative 10-1-2017 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2017, No. 38).

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.

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