Georgia Code, Title 12, Chapter 6, Article 5 - Carbon Sequestration Registry

• § 12-6-220 - Short Title
  This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Carbon Sequestration Registry Act."
• § 12-6-221 - Definitions
  As used in this article, the term: (1) "Carbon sequestration results" means the participant's applicable data on the removal of carbon dioxide from the...
• § 12-6-222 - Establishment of Carbon Sequestration Registry; Uniform Automated Electronic Information System
  (a) (1) The commission shall establish a Georgia Carbon Sequestration Registry, which shall be in operation not later than one year after the effective...
• § 12-6-223 - Purpose of Registry
  The purpose of the Georgia Carbon Sequestration Registry shall be to do all of the following: (1) Encourage voluntary actions to reduce greenhouse gas...
• § 12-6-224 - Role of the Commission
  For purposes of the registry, the commission shall: (1) (A) Adopt rules or regulations specifying acceptable types of carbon sequestration results consistent with paragraph...
• § 12-6-225 - Procedures and Protocols
  The procedures and protocols for monitoring, estimating, calculating, reporting, and certifying carbon sequestration results established by, or approved pursuant to, this article shall be...
• § 12-6-226 - Procedures and Protocols are Not Condition for Ongoing Use of Forest Land
  Procedures and protocols adopted pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of Code Section 12-6-224 shall not be interpreted or construed as a condition...
• § 12-6-227 - Voluntary Participation; Right of Withdrawal
  Participation in the registry shall be voluntary, and participants may withdraw at any time.
• § 12-6-228 - Reporting of Results; Basic Unit of Participation in Registry; Filing of Reports
  (a) Participants shall initially report their certified carbon sequestration results for the most recent year for which they have complete data as specified in...
• § 12-6-229 - Adoption of Standardized Forms
  To support the estimation, calculation, reporting, and certification of carbon sequestration results in a consistent format, the commission, in consultation with the Georgia Superior...
• § 12-6-230 - Certification of Methodologies and Results; Approval of Competent Third-Party Organizations for Certifying Results; Requirements of Organizations; Review, Evaluation and Reporting to Governor
  (a) Participants registering baseline carbon sequestration results in the registry shall provide certification of their methodologies and results. The commission may, upon recommendation of...
• § 12-6-231 - Reporting to Governor by Director
  Not later than two years after the effective date of this article and biennially thereafter, the director shall report to the Governor and the...
• § 12-6-232 - Obligation of Commission
  The commission shall do all of the following: (1) Develop a process for qualifying third-party organizations recognized by the state as competent to certify...

Last modified: October 14, 2016