Mass Emissions Cap and Trade (MECT) Program

The MECT program is a mandatory program if a site is in the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria ozone nonattainment area and is:

• a major source of  NO_X, as defined  in 30 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Chapter 117, with stationary facilities subject to §117.310 or §117.1210; or
• not a major source of NO_X with stationary facilities subject to §117.2010 that have a collective uncontrolled design capacity to emit 10 tons or more per year of NO_X.

Facilities subject to this program were required to certify their levels of activity with the TCEQ Emissions Banking and Trading Program by June 30, 2001, for use in determining their annual NO_X allowances allocation.  The program was adopted by the TCEQ on December 6, 2000, under 30 TAC Chapter 101, Subchapter H, Division 3  .  The MECT program has a 12-month control period beginning January 1 of each year and ending December of each year. The initial control period began on January 1, 2002.

• Last date to request transfer of allowances is January 30th after each control period.
• Annual Compliance Report for each control period due March 31st after each control period.

• MECT Applications and Guidance
• MECT Allowance Need Billboard
• MECT Registry
• MECT Guidance on Special Topics
• MECT Yearly Allowance Transactions (PDF)
• MECT Stream of Allowance Transactions (PDF)
• MECT Program Audit:
  • May 2006 (PDF)
• MECT Annual Program Reports:
  
  • 2010 (PDF)
  • 2009 (PDF)
  • 2008 (PDF) (updated)
  • 2007 (PDF) (updated)
  • 2006 (PDF) (updated)
  • 2005 (PDF) (updated)
  • 2004 (PDF) (updated)
  • 2003 (PDF) (updated)
  • 2002 (PDF)

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