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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:
Program
Guidelines for fiscal year (FY) 2007-08 funds adopted
February 2008.
Project List: FY2007-08 funds awarded to local agencies for projects to upgrade trucks, locomotives, and harbor craft, plus install electrical infrastructure for ships at dock and truck stop/distribution centers.
Program Status: ARB awarded the first cycle of funds (FY2007-08) totaling $250 million through executed grant agreements with 9 local agencies that were signed in June 2008. Implementation is underway. The status of each grant is summarized on the attached December 2009 semi-annual update for the Department of Finance.
Through the State budget, ARB was appropriated the second cycle of funding ($250 million in FY2008-09) and the third cycle ($250 million for FY2009-10). ARB will be updating the Program Guidelines to implement these cycles when bond funds become available.
Administrative Agency: California Environmental Protection Agency / Air Resources Board
Recipient Agencies: ARB awarded 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.Current Activities
Drayage Truck Advisory Extension
for Truck Replacements and Retrofits (Revised and Expanded) December 8,
2009This advisory now applies to both existing drayage trucks with (1) committed incentive funding through Prop. 1B or a defined, closely related program, or (2) documentation submitted to ARB on or before December 31, 2009, of an order to purchase complying equipment with private or other funds. Eligible trucks can continue to operate at ports and rail yards until the replacement truck or retrofit device is operational, but no later than April 30, 2010. Please see advisory for specifics on eligibility and extension requests.
To support this advisory, local agencies may now use Prop. 1B funds after January 1, 2010 for retrofits on drayage trucks qualifying for the extension, provided that the retrofits are completed and operational no later than April 30, 2010. Drayage truck replacement projects can continue to be funded with Prop. 1B monies in 2010.
Updates to Existing Grant Agreements (Board Action May 28, 2009)
Staff provided an update to the Board describing the changes needed to existing grant agreements to reflect the funding delay and other developments. The Board approved amendments to the Program Guidelines, transfer of funds to backup projects, and other changes to existing grant agreements to support implementation in Board Resolution 09-40. The limited modifications to the current Program Guidelines are for projects awarded first year (FY2007-08) funds – this is not the comprehensive update we are developing for the next funding cycles.
Installments of Bond Funding
($241 million to date)
ARB received the first installment of $20 million in bond
funding to cover disbursements made prior to December 2008. ARB
received the next installment of $90 million in bond funding in May
2009 to allow restart of some projects covered by signed grant
agreements. ARB is receiving the third and fourth
installments of
funding that total $131 million from the October and November 2009 bond
sales, which will provide the balance of the project funding for
FY2007-08 grants. ARB continues to seek the remainder of
administrative funding for these grants.
We have posted a list (PDF)
showing how the $110 million in bond funds has been distributed to a
subset of the projects covered by existing grant agreements. On June
26, 2009, ARB sent letters
to local agencies
authorized to restart projects with the
available bond funds. ARB expects to send letters to local
agencies to restart the remainder of the projects in December 2009.
Suspension of Funding
On December 19, 2008 ARB staff instructed local agencies implementing
Prop 1B grants that these agencies must suspend entering into new
contracts that would be funded from Prop 1B grant monies or expending
funds for signed contracts because ARB is not authorized to approve
payments until we have access to funds to cover the Prop 1B programs.
- December 23, 2008 Letter Sent to Local Agencies (PDF)
Concepts for Update to
Guidelines -- for
future funding cycles
Upcoming Events
- To be announced
Resources
Program Guidance and Program Requirements- Program Guidelines that define the responsibilities of ARB, local agencies, and equipment owners, as well as the technical specifications and funding caps for eligible projects
- Board Resolution 08-12 and explanatory Staff Report (includes implementing legislation) on adoption of Program Guidelines and award of $25M in early grants
- Board Resolution 08-06 and explanatory Staff Report on award of $221M in FY2007-08 main grants
- 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
- 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.
- Required information for lease-to-own truck programs that local agencies must provide to ARB and ARB must approve before the local agencies can receive Program funds for lease-to-own programs
- Directions for Project Benefits Calculators to estimate the emission reductions and bond cost-effectiveness of proposed projects
- ARB Executive Orders certifying new truck engines to show compliance with Program requirements
- ARB Executive Orders verifying diesel particulate filters to show compliance with Program requirements
- 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
- 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)
- Bay Area: Catherine Cardozo, Ph.D.
- Central Valley: Ajay Mangat
- Los Angeles/Inland Empire: Michael Ginty
- San Diego/Border: Luis Woodhouse, Ph.D.
- 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)
- 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:


