Goods Movement Emission Reduction Funding Program (Proposition 1B)

New Funding Opportunity

On July 10, 2009, AQMD issued Program Announcement PA# 2010-02 to solicit project proposals to replace pre-2004 Class 8 heavy-duty diesel trucks with new diesel or alternative fuel trucks.  The program will fund up to $50,000 per truck, or up to $100,000 for an alternative fuel truck equipped with an engine certified by CARB to comply with both FEL and CERT values equal to or lower than 1.20 g/bhp hr for NOx and 0.01 g/bhp hr for PM.  Truck owners must commit to at least 150 visits per year to the San Pedro Bay Ports with new trucks.  All proposals must be received no later than 1 p.m. on Friday, July 24, 2009 to guarantee funding consideration.  Additional applications received after the July 24^th deadline but no later than 1 p.m. on Friday, August 7, 2009 will be considered for funding based on funds availability after all eligible applications received by July 24, 2009 have been evaluated and ranked for funding.

Background

Proposition 1B, the wide-reaching transportation bond voters approved in 2006, included one billion dollars to fund projects that reduce air pollution associated with freight movement along California’s trade corridors. The first $25 million of that funding was allocated by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in February 2008 to “jump start” the program and fund projects that are ready for quick implementation.  The AQMD received $13.8 million of the “early grant” funds and used these funds to implement a successful truck replacement program in the region.  A total of 263 heavy-duty diesel trucks were replaced under the early grant reducing emissions by 10.5 and 209 tons per year of PM and NOx, respectively.  Concurrent reductions in greenhouse gas emissions were also achieved by at least 50% of the projects which involved replacing a diesel truck with an LNG-fueled truck.

Statewide Proposition 1B Funding Targets

• $400 Million for Heavy Duty Diesel Trucks Serving Ports and Intermodal Facilities
• $360 Million for Other Heavy Duty Trucks
• $100 Million for Shore Power for Cargo Ships at Berth, and Cargo Handling Equipment
• $100 Million for Diesel Freight Locomotives
• $40 Million for Commercial Harbor Craft

For additional information or questions, please contact Brian Choe at (909) 396-2617 or bchoe@aqmd.gov

AQMD Board Actions Regarding Prop 1B Funding

Copies of Governing Board letters can be viewed by clicking on the following items.

• May 2, 2008 Board Letter recognizing $13.8 million in Prop 1B funds and executing contracts to replace heavy duty diesel trucks
• July 11, 2008 Board Letter recognizing additional Prop 1B funds and amending early grant awards.
• Competitively ranked priority lists of projects approved in the May 2 and July 11, 2008 Board Letters:
  1. Trucks serving ports and intermodal railyards (Grant Number G07GMLP1)
     Ranked Priority List #1 dated Oct. 2, 2008 (PDF, 69KB)
     Ranked Priority List #2 dated Nov.17,2008 (PDF, 26KB)
     Ranked Priority List #3 dated Jan. 6, 2009 (PDF, 66KB)
     • Financial and other required information pertaining to the lease-to-own program for the trucks serving the ports and intermodal railyards (PDF, 10KB)
  2.  Other heavy duty diesel trucks (Grant Number G07GMLT1) (PDF, 27KB)
• March 6, 2009 Board Letter
• September 11, 2009 Board Letter
• Competitively ranked priority lists of projects approved in the March 6 and September 11, 2009 Board Letters:
  1. Trucks serving ports and intermodal railyards (Grant Number G07GMLP2)
     Ranked Priority List Solicitation 1 (PDF, 21KB)
     Ranked Priority List Solicitation 2 (PDF, 121KB)
  2. Trucks Serving Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach (Grant Number G07GMLP3-03)
     Ranked Priority List, Tier 1 (PDF, 350KB)

On May 22, 2008, the CARB Board approved the allocation of approximately $24 million to the AQMD from the remaining $225 million budgeted for FY 2007-2008.  Additionally, the CARB Board allocated $98 million to the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.  In total, the South Coast region received 55% of the FY 2007-08 funds.  Over the four year period ending in 2011, the South Coast region will receive 55% of the total $1 billion in Prop 1B funding.

Click here to go to ARB's web site for their documents regarding Prop 1B (Goods Movement Emission Reduction Program).