Topic Sentence: The Air Resources Board is pleased to invite you
to participate in work group meetings to discuss ongoing project
implementation and development of competitive solicitations for
new projects approved in the Fiscal Year 2016-17 Low Carbon
Transportation Investments and Air Quality Improvement Program.
These projects provide funding to support cleaner vehicles and
equipment that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and criteria
pollutants, with an emphasis on providing benefits to
disadvantaged communities. Funding for Low Carbon Transportation
comes from California Climate Investments, made possible by
proceeds from California's Cap and Trade Program. Funding for
the Air Quality Improvement Program is authorized by Assembly
Bill 8 (Perea, Chapter 401, Statutes of 2013).
Work group meetings are scheduled throughout the year as needed
to seek public input on implementation of ongoing projects, as
well as development of competitive solicitations for upcoming
grant funding opportunities. Individual work groups will be
established or updated for each project listed below. Staff
encourages anyone who is interested in one or more of these
projects to join our work group email lists. However, there is
no need to email us if you know that you already signed up for
the work group in prior years. To join any of our work group
email lists, please email Stella Ling-Taylor at
stella.lingtaylor@arb.ca.gov and indicate which email list(s) you
would like to be added to, from the following list:
Light-Duty Vehicle Projects
1. Clean Vehicle Rebate Project (CVRP)
2. Car Scrap and Replace (EFMP and EFMP Plus-up)
3. Car Sharing and Mobility Options Pilot
4. Increased Public Fleet Incentives Pilot
5. Agricultural Worker Vanpools in San Joaquin Valley Pilot
6. Financing Assistance for Lower-Income Consumers Pilot
Heavy-Duty Vehicles and Off-Road Equipment Projects
7. Advanced Technology Demonstration Projects: On-Road Trucks
8. Advanced Technology Demonstration Projects: Off-Road
Equipment
9. Zero-Emission Freight Equipment Pilot Commercial Deployment
10. Low NOx Engine Incentives with Renewable Fuel
11. Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive
Project (HVIP)
12. Agricultural Equipment Trade-up Pilot in San Joaquin Valley
For more information about the Low Carbon Transportation
Investments and Air Quality Improvement Program, please visit:
https://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/aqip/aqip.htm
For more information about the FY 2016-17 Funding Plan, please
visit:
https://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/aqip/fundplan/fundplan.htm
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Bilingual Coordinator by telephone at (916) 322-0473.
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Relay Service.
Background: At the June 23, 2016 Board meeting, the Board
approved the proposed FY 2016-17 Funding Plan which describes how
ARB would spend $500 million in proposed Low Carbon
Transportation and Fuels funding from the Greenhouse Gas
Reduction Fund and $28.6 million for Air Quality Improvement
Program (AQIP). At the time of the Board's action, the
Legislature had appropriated AQIP funds to ARB as part of the
Budget Act of 2016 but had deferred action on the $500 million in
Low Carbon Transportation and Fuels funding. On August 31, 2016,
the Legislature appropriated $363 million to ARB for Low Carbon
Transportation projects and provided direction on how these funds
are used. The Legislature also approved an associated budget
trailer bill which directs ARB to make changes to the Clean
Vehicle Rebate Project. At the October 20, 2016 Board meeting,
the Board approved modifications to the FY 2016-17 Funding Plan
to address the smaller budget appropriation and additional
direction from the Legislature.
Cap-and-Trade auction proceeds provide funding for ARB's advanced
technology, clean transportation incentive programs, expanding
the types of projects ARB has funded through AQIP. These
investments accelerate the transition to low carbon freight and
passenger transportation, supporting the Governor's climate
change strategy pillar of a 50 percent reduction in petroleum use
in vehicles by 2030 and the Administration's goal to deploy 1.5
million zero emission vehicles in California by 2025.
AQIP is a voluntary, mobile source incentive program that focuses
on reducing criteria pollutant and diesel particulate emissions
with concurrent reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. AQIP has
an annual budget of about $25 million. ARB focuses AQIP
investments on technology advancing projects that support
California's long-term air quality and climate change goals in
addition to providing immediate emission benefits. In recent
years, the majority of AQIP funds have gone towards the Truck
Loan Assistance Program which helps small business truckers to
secure financing for newer trucks or diesel exhaust retrofits in
advance of compliance deadlines for ARB's in-use truck and bus
regulation.
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