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On December 20, 2005, seven states announced an agreement to implement the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, as outlined in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by the Governors of the participating states. The states that agreed to sign the MOU are Connecticut , Delaware , Maine , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New York , and Vermont . The MOU outlines the program in detail, including the framework for a model rule.

On March 23, 2006, the participating states released a draft version of the model rule for public comment. The model set of regulations details the proposed program, as outlined in the MOU. Once finalized, the model rule will form the basis of individual state regulatory and/or statutory proposals to implement the program.

The states will receive public input on the draft model rule for a period of 60 days and make revisions to the draft as warranted. The comment period closes on May 22, 2006.

Two regional stakeholder meetings have been scheduled to discuss the draft model rule, on March 28, 2006, in New York City and May 2, 2006, in Hartford , Connecticut . For more information, see Stakeholder Process.

Process for Submission of Comments

Written comments on the draft model rule should be submitted by close of business, May 22, 2006, via email to the Staff Working Group.

Comments received in a word processing document format (Word format preferred, if submitted as a word processing document) or PDF format will be posted on the RGGI web site. Comments in PDF format are preferred .

If you have questions related to the comment submission process, you may submit your questions by e-mail.

Draft RGGI Model Rule

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