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Goods Movement Emission Reduction Program

Intent or Criteria: The $1 billion Proposition 1B:  Goods Movement Emission Reduction Program (Program) is a partnership between the State Air Resources Board (ARB) and local agencies (like air districts and seaports) to quickly reduce air pollution emissions and health risk from freight movement along California's trade corridors (map).  Local agencies apply to ARB for funding, then those agencies offer financial incentives to owners of equipment used in freight movement to upgrade to cleaner technologies.  Projects funded under this Program must achieve early or extra emission reductions not otherwise required by law or regulation.

Guidelines:  2010 Program Guidelines; Revised for March-April 2011 Truck Solicitations - Appendix A:  Heavy Duty Diesel Trucks, Equipment Project Specifications; Supplemental Procedures for Ships at Berth and Cargo Handling Equipment Projects.

Project List:  FY2011-12, FY2008-09, and FY2007-08 funds awarded to local agencies for projects to upgrade trucks, locomotives, and harbor craft, plus install electrical infrastructure for ships at berth and truck stop/distribution centers.

Program Status:  ARB has awarded $553 million to 9 local agencies over multiple fiscal years.  The status of each grant is summarized on the attached December 2011 semi-annual update for the Department of Finance.

Administrative Agency:  California Environmental Protection Agency / Air Resources Board.

Recipient Agencies:  ARB awarded FY2011-12 funds to 5 local agencies, FY2008-09 funds to 6 local agencies, and FY2007-08 funds to 9 local agencies.

Accountability Plan:  The Department of Finance approved ARB's three-part accountability structure for this Program, required by Executive Order S-02-07, in February 2008.

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Events

Date/ Time	Location	Agency/ Organization	Purpose and Link to More Information
December 16, 2011	Cal/EPA Building Byron Sher Auditorium, 2nd Floor 1001 I Street Sacramento, CA 95814	ARB	Board hearing to consider funding awards to eligible local and State agencies. Board Hearing Notice (PDF) Staff Report (PDF)

At the December 2011 Board Hearing, the Board approved priority drayage funding for truck owners whose truck(s) had a diesel particulate filter installed and was registered in the California Drayage Truck Registry (DTR) by June 30, 2010. Funds are available to replace these drayage trucks during 2012, in advance of the January 2014 Drayage Truck Regulation deadline.

• Only truck owners that received a notification letter with an application package from ARB are eligible.
• List of trucks (by license plate number or Vehicle Identification Number) that received a notification letter.
• Notification letters were sent the week of December 19, 2011 and all applications must be postmarked by February 9, 2012.

Resources 

Program Guidance and Program Requirements

• 2010 Program Guidelines, Revised for March-April 2011 Truck Solicitations - Appendix A:  Heavy Duty Diesel Trucks, Equipment Project Specifications, Supplemental Procedures for Ships at Berth and Cargo Handling Equipment Projects, and Staff Report that define the responsibilities of ARB, local agencies, and equipment owners, as well as the technical specifications and funding caps for eligible projects.
• Operational Deadlines for FY2008-09 Funds (second round of funding) summarizes the Operational Deadlines for each truck engine model year eligible for FY2008-09 funding.
• Hints and Tips includes the information provided to assist applicants in applying for Program funds to upgrade their truck and to maintain eligibility.
• Application Information includes the information provided to assist applicants in choosing a new engine.
  
  
• June 2010 Board Resolution 10-27 and explanatory Staff Report on award of $200M in FY2008-09 funds.
  
• March 2010 Board Resolution 10-18 and explanatory Staff Report on adoption of Update to Program Guidelines.
• May 2009 Board Resolution 09-40 amending the Guidelines to reflect the delay in bond funding, the transfer of funds to backup projects, and other changes to existing grant agreements to support implementation.
• May 2008 Board Resolution 08-06 and explanatory Staff Report on award of $221M in FY2007-08 main grants.
• February 2008 Board Resolution 08-12 and explanatory Staff Report (includes implementing legislation) on adoption of Program Guidelines and award of $25M in early grants.
  


• July 2010 Executive Order G0-10-58 adopting modifications to the Program Guidelines for FY2007-08 and FY2008-09 funds.
  
• March 2010 Executive Order G-10-007 adopting modifications to the Program Guidelines for FY2007-08 funds.
  
• January 2010 Executive Order G-10-006 allocating additional funds to the Bay Area air district's FY2007-08 grant for trucks serving ports and intermodal rail yards.
  
• August 2008 Executive Order 08-012 approving requests by the Bay Area and San Diego air districts to defer early grant funds to main FY2007-08 grants.
  
• June 2008 Executive Order 08-011 changing the emission specifications for new switcher locomotives.
  


• ARB staff clarifications on Program requirements that address implementation questions posed by local agencies and equipment owners.

Technical Tools and Documents

• Directions for FY2008-09 Project Benefits Calculators to estimate the emission reductions and bond cost-effectiveness of proposed projects.
  • Trucks (MS Excel 2010)*
    * Trucks calculator updated on 03/21/2011 at 5:00 p.m. If you downloaded prior to this, please download updated version. Note that the calculator is in Excel 2010 version. Using previous versions of Excel may result in compatibility issues. If you should encounter these issues, please contact ARB staff at 916-323-1523 or email aprabhu@arb.ca.gov.
  • Truck Stop / Distribution Center (MS Excel 2010)*
    * Truck Stop / Distribution Center calculator updated on 08/30/2011 at 2:00 p.m. If you downloaded prior to this, please download updated version. Note that the calculator is in Excel 2010 version. Using previous versions of Excel may result in compatibility issues. If you should encounter these issues, please contact ARB staff at 916-322-7298 or email lwoodhou@arb.ca.gov.
  • Locomotives (coming soon)
  • Ships at Berth (Grid-based Shore Power) (MS Excel)
  • Ships at Berth (Emissions Capture and Control System) (MS Excel)

• ARB Executive Orders verifying diesel particulate filters to show compliance with Program requirements.
• ARB Executive Orders certifying new truck engines to show compliance with Program requirements.
  • A summary of eligible engines has been created to provide a quick reference to an applicant to check if an engine being funded by the Program is eligible for the subsidy. The applicant has the final responsibility to ensure that their truck has been certified by the most recent ARB Executive Order. ARB accepts no liability for the content of the summary, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided in the summary.
    Eligible Engine Summary - Class 8 (updated 2/6/2012) / Eligible Engine Summary - Class 7 (updated 2/6/2012)

Forms for Local Agencies

• Grant Expenditure Request form that local agencies use to request administrative and project funds from ARB under existing grant agreements.
• Delegation of Authority to Submit Grant Expenditure Requests that local agencies can use to identify individuals authorized to sign these requests.
• Compliance check template for local agencies to provide information to ARB to evaluate whether the equipment owner and/or piece of equipment have any outstanding violations of ARB regulations on record.

ARB Program Contacts

• Sign up for our list serve gmbond for meetings notices and updates.
• Email us at gmbond@arb.ca.gov.
• Call the Goods Movement Information Line at (916) 44-GOODS (444-6637).
• ARB Liaison to Each Trade Corridor
  • Bay Area:  Ajay Mangat/ Mario Cruz
  • Central Valley:  Anil Prabhu/ Bridget Brown
  • Los Angeles/Inland Empire:  Michael Ginty/ Melissa Niederreiter
  • San Diego/Border:  Luis Woodhouse/ Catherine Cardozo

Local Agency Webpage Links

• Bay Area Air Quality Management District:  http://www.baaqmd.gov/?sc_itemid=42BEECC2-F011-42B3-A336-399CF8DB4DDD
• Imperial County Air Pollution Control District:  http://www.co.imperial.ca.us/AirPollution/1B%20Information.htm
• Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District:  http://www.airquality.org/mobile/goodsmovement/index.shtml
• San Diego Air Pollution Control District:  http://www.sdapcd.org/homepage/grants/grants.html
• San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District:  http://www.valleyair.org/grant_programs/grantprograms.htm#Proposition%201B
• South Coast Air Quality Management District:  http://www.aqmd.gov/tao/Implementation/Prop1B.htm

Additional Webpage Links

• 2007 State Goods Movement Action Plan:  http://www.arb.ca.gov/gmp/gmp.htm
• 2006 ARB Emission Reduction Plan for Ports and Goods Movement (and rulemaking links):  http://www.arb.ca.gov/planning/gmerp/gmerp.htm
• ARB diesel regulations and programs:  http://www.arb.ca.gov/diesel/diesel.htm
• Diesel-related activities and regulations:  (for all:  http://www.arb.ca.gov/diesel/mobile.htm)
  • The Truck Stop:  http://arb.ca.gov/msprog/truckstop/truckstop.htm
  • Port Trucks:  http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/onroad/porttruck/porttruck.htm
  • Other Trucks:  http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/onrdiesel/onrdiesel.htm
  • Locomotives:  http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/offroad/loco/loco.htm
  • Shore Power:  http://www.arb.ca.gov/ports/shorepower/shorepower.htm
  • Harbor Craft:  http://www.arb.ca.gov/ports/marinevess/harborcraft.htm
  • Cargo Handling Equipment:  http://www.arb.ca.gov/ports/cargo/cargo.htm

• Health risk assessments for goods movement facilities:
  • Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach 
  • West Oakland
  • Major rail yards

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