PIASC Says Proposed Rule 317 Delayed

• Fee Use: to disburse remitted funds in the following order:
- To the permitee for reduction projects within their facilities.
- To the permitee to use for community-based projects near their facilities.
- To the permitee to use at other alternate sites owned by the company for reduction projects.
- For use by (still to be determined, possibly community organizations and entities) for any approved emissions reduction projects throughout the basin.

While this is a victory, we won’t wait until the end of May or until the June hearing to assess how the landscape has changed as a result of yesterday’s hearing and the decisions that came out of it. We are already planning a meeting of industry stakeholders to discuss the issues and layout a new plan of action.