CSR 45-42-1. General

§45-42-1. General. 1.1. Scope. -- This rule establishes a greenhouse gas emissions inventory program in West Virginia which: 1.1.a. Requires the reporting and inventory of greenhouse gas emissions by stationary sources which emit more than a de minimis amount of greenhouse gases on an annual basis; 1.1.b. Inventories greenhouse gas emissions from stationary, area, mobile and biogenic sources, and accounts for reductions and sequestration of greenhouse gas emissions; 1.1.c. Provides for a periodic compilation of a greenhouse gas emissions inventory and a determination whether West Virginia is a net sink or emitter of greenhouse gases; 1.1.d. Provides for development of a registry to record voluntary reductions of greenhouse gas emissions; and 1.1.e. Provides for a determination whether the reduction and sequestration of greenhouse gas emissions can be developed as an asset for economic development. 1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code §22-5-19. 1.3. Filing Date. -- April 23, 2008. 1.4. Effective Date. -- June 1, 2008.