On December 21, 2020, the Governors of Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, and Connecticut, as well as the Mayor of the District of
Columbia, announced that their respective jurisdictions would
establish the Transportation & Climate Initiative Program
(TCI-P) and released a memorandum of understanding (MOU) describing
the agreed-upon principles for adoption and implementation of the
TCI-P. While not part of the MOU, the states of New York, New
Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Vermont, Pennsylvania, and
North Carolina released a statement signaling their desire to work
with the states party to the MOU and the Transportation &
Climate Initiative (TCI) in general. On March 1, 2021, the TCI
released draft Model Rules for public review. Once
finalized, the Model Rules are intended to be adapted for use by
each TCI-P signatory jurisdiction via state-specific rulemaking
processes.
