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Freight rail yards are critical components of the goods movement sector. In May 2018, the South Coast AQMD Governing Board directed staff to pursue both rulemaking and voluntary measures to implement the 2016 AQMP Facility-Based Mobile Source Measure MOB-02: Emission Reduction at Rail Yards and Intermodal Facilities. Overall, the focus is on identifying actions to address emissions associated with freight rail yards and to minimize public health impacts in surrounding communities.
In August 2024, the South Coast AQMD Governing Board adopted Rule 2306 – Freight Rail Yards and Rule 316.2 – Fees for Rule 2306 to implement the 2016 AQMP Facility-Based Mobile Source Measure MOB-02: Emission Reduction at Rail Yards and Intermodal Facilities as well as the 2022 AQMP Facility-Based Mobile Source Measures MOB-02A - Emission Reductions at New Rail Yards and Intermodal Facilities and MOB-02B - Emission Reductions at Existing Rail Yards and Intermodal Facilities. Rule 2306 will reduce emissions of Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) associated with Freight Rail Yards and mobile sources attracted to those facilities to assist in meeting state and federal air quality standards for Ozone and fine particulate matter. Rule 2306 also includes reporting requirements for infrastructure development to facilitate adoption of cleanest available technologies at applicable facilities.
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Elaine Shen
909-396-2715
eshen@aqmd.gov