44299.75. As used in this chapter, the following terms have the
following meanings:
(a) "Advanced introduction costs" means the costs of the project,
less a baseline cost that would otherwise be incurred by the
applicant in the normal course of business. "Advanced introduction
costs" may include, but shall not be limited to, incremental costs,
additional operational costs, facility modifications, additional
staff training, fueling infrastructure, and costs associated with
off-cycle vehicle replacement, as determined by the district.
(b) "Attainment" means meeting the National Ambient Air Quality
Standards (NAAQS) for ozone.
(c) "Covered engine" includes any internal combustion engine or
electric motor and drive powering a covered source.
(d) "Covered source" includes onroad and off-road heavy-duty
diesel vehicles and other onroad and off-road high-emitting diesel
engine categories, as determined by the San Joaquin Valley Air
Pollution Control District.
(e) "Covered vehicle" includes any vehicle or piece of equipment
powered by a covered engine.
(f) "District" means the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control
District.
(g) "New very low-emission vehicle" means a vehicle that qualifies
as a very low-emission vehicle when it is a new vehicle, as defined
in Section 430 of the Vehicle Code, or that is modified with the
approval and warranty of the original equipment manufacturer to
qualify as a very low-emission vehicle within 12 months of delivery
to an owner for private or commercial use.
(h) "NO x" means oxides of nitrogen.
(i) "Program" means the San Joaquin Valley Emergency Clean Air
Attainment Program created by this chapter.
(j) "Repower" means replacing an engine with a different engine.
The term "repower," as used in this chapter, generally refers to
replacing an older, uncontrolled engine with a new,
emissions-certified engine, although replacing an older
emissions-certified engine with a new engine certified to lower
emissions standards may be eligible for funding under this program.
(k) "Retrofit" means making modifications to the engine and fuel
system such that the retrofitted engine does not have the same
specifications as the original engine.
( l) "San Joaquin Valley federal ozone nonattainment area" means
the area defined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency
on page 56699 of Volume 56 of the Federal Register dated November 6,
1991.
(m) "Very low-emission vehicle" means a vehicle with emissions
significantly lower than otherwise applicable baseline emission
standards or uncontrolled emission levels determined pursuant to the
criteria in Section 44282.
44299.76. (a) There is hereby created the San Joaquin Valley
Emergency Clean Air Attainment Program. The program shall be
administered and implemented by the district.
(b) The program may provide grants to offset the advanced
introduction costs of eligible projects that the district determines
aid in the reduction of onroad and off-road emissions of NO x within
the San Joaquin Valley federal ozone nonattainment area.
(c) Eligibility of projects for grant awards shall be determined
by the district in accordance with this chapter.
44299.77. (a) Eligible projects may include, but shall not be
limited to, any of the following:
(1) Purchase of new very low- or zero-emission covered vehicles or
covered engines to replace older heavy-duty diesel vehicles or
engines.
(2) NO x emission-reducing retrofit of covered engines, or
replacement of old diesel engines and drives powering covered sources
with newer diesel engines and drives certified to more stringent NO
x emissions standards than the engine being replaced.
(3) Purchase and use of NO x emission-reducing add-on equipment
for covered vehicles.
(4) Implementation of practical, low-emission retrofit
technologies, repower options, advanced technologies, or low sulfur
or alternative fuel mixtures for covered engines and vehicles.
(b) In determining eligible projects, the district shall not
exclude any technology based on the type of fuel utilized by that
technology.
(c) Eligible applicants may be any person or public agency that
owns one or more covered vehicles that operate primarily within the
San Joaquin Valley federal ozone nonattainment area or otherwise
contribute substantially to the NO x emissions inventory in the San
Joaquin Valley federal ozone nonattainment area, as determined by the
district.
(d) The program shall provide grants to eligible projects that
help reduce onroad and off-road NO x emissions on a timely and
cost-effective basis within the San Joaquin Valley federal ozone
nonattainment area in order to maximize the reduction in NO x
emissions from available funds, thereby aiding the area in its
efforts to achieve applicable air quality goals.
44299.78. (a) Funds to implement the program shall be provided from
the amount allocated from the Traffic Congestion Relief Fund for the
purposes of paragraph (100) of subdivision (a) of Section 14556.40
of the Government Code.
(b) Funds from the account may be reserved by the district for
local governments within the San Joaquin Valley federal ozone
nonattainment areas that adopt an eligible program pursuant to this
chapter.
(c) To ensure that emission reductions are obtained as needed from
pollution sources, any funds provided as described in subdivision
(a) shall be segregated as follows:
(1) Not more than 1 percent of the funds shall be allocated to
program support and outreach costs incurred by the district directly
associated with implementing the program pursuant to this chapter.
(2) Not more than 2 percent of the funds provided as described in
subdivision (a) shall be allocated to direct program outreach
activities.
(3) The balance shall be used to offset costs of eligible
projects.
(d) Funds provided as described in subdivision (a) shall be
allocated to the district upon the approval by the district of an
application from an eligible applicant regarding an eligible project.
The district may determine the maximum amount of annual funding each
applicant may receive.
(e) Funds provided as described in subdivision (a) shall not be
expended on any NO x control retrofit technology unless the
technology has been determined to be eligible for use in the program
pursuant to Section 44299.79.
44299.79. On or before January 10, 2001, the executive officer of
the state board shall make a determination as to the eligibility of
NO x retrofit technologies for use in the program, and may make
additional determinations of eligibility of NO x technologies after
January 10, 2001. In order to be determined eligible by the executive
officer of the state board, each NO x retrofit technology shall
have, at a minimum, the ability to reduce onroad heavy-duty diesel
emissions of NO x by 10 percent or more and shall be durable and
effective in reducing emissions, as determined by the executive
officer of the state board.
44299.75. As used in this chapter, the following terms have the
following meanings:
(a) "Advanced introduction costs" means the costs of the project,
less a baseline cost that would otherwise be incurred by the
applicant in the normal course of business. "Advanced introduction
costs" may include, but shall not be limited to, incremental costs,
additional operational costs, facility modifications, additional
staff training, fueling infrastructure, and costs associated with
off-cycle vehicle replacement, as determined by the district.
(b) "Attainment" means meeting the National Ambient Air Quality
Standards (NAAQS) for ozone.
(c) "Covered engine" includes any internal combustion engine or
electric motor and drive powering a covered source.
(d) "Covered source" includes onroad and off-road heavy-duty
diesel vehicles and other onroad and off-road high-emitting diesel
engine categories, as determined by the San Joaquin Valley Air
Pollution Control District.
(e) "Covered vehicle" includes any vehicle or piece of equipment
powered by a covered engine.
(f) "District" means the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control
District.
(g) "New very low-emission vehicle" means a vehicle that qualifies
as a very low-emission vehicle when it is a new vehicle, as defined
in Section 430 of the Vehicle Code, or that is modified with the
approval and warranty of the original equipment manufacturer to
qualify as a very low-emission vehicle within 12 months of delivery
to an owner for private or commercial use.
(h) "NO x" means oxides of nitrogen.
(i) "Program" means the San Joaquin Valley Emergency Clean Air
Attainment Program created by this chapter.
(j) "Repower" means replacing an engine with a different engine.
The term "repower," as used in this chapter, generally refers to
replacing an older, uncontrolled engine with a new,
emissions-certified engine, although replacing an older
emissions-certified engine with a new engine certified to lower
emissions standards may be eligible for funding under this program.
(k) "Retrofit" means making modifications to the engine and fuel
system such that the retrofitted engine does not have the same
specifications as the original engine.
( l) "San Joaquin Valley federal ozone nonattainment area" means
the area defined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency
on page 56699 of Volume 56 of the Federal Register dated November 6,
1991.
(m) "Very low-emission vehicle" means a vehicle with emissions
significantly lower than otherwise applicable baseline emission
standards or uncontrolled emission levels determined pursuant to the
criteria in Section 44282.
44299.76. (a) There is hereby created the San Joaquin Valley
Emergency Clean Air Attainment Program. The program shall be
administered and implemented by the district.
(b) The program may provide grants to offset the advanced
introduction costs of eligible projects that the district determines
aid in the reduction of onroad and off-road emissions of NO x within
the San Joaquin Valley federal ozone nonattainment area.
(c) Eligibility of projects for grant awards shall be determined
by the district in accordance with this chapter.
44299.77. (a) Eligible projects may include, but shall not be
limited to, any of the following:
(1) Purchase of new very low- or zero-emission covered vehicles or
covered engines to replace older heavy-duty diesel vehicles or
engines.
(2) NO x emission-reducing retrofit of covered engines, or
replacement of old diesel engines and drives powering covered sources
with newer diesel engines and drives certified to more stringent NO
x emissions standards than the engine being replaced.
(3) Purchase and use of NO x emission-reducing add-on equipment
for covered vehicles.
(4) Implementation of practical, low-emission retrofit
technologies, repower options, advanced technologies, or low sulfur
or alternative fuel mixtures for covered engines and vehicles.
(b) In determining eligible projects, the district shall not
exclude any technology based on the type of fuel utilized by that
technology.
(c) Eligible applicants may be any person or public agency that
owns one or more covered vehicles that operate primarily within the
San Joaquin Valley federal ozone nonattainment area or otherwise
contribute substantially to the NO x emissions inventory in the San
Joaquin Valley federal ozone nonattainment area, as determined by the
district.
(d) The program shall provide grants to eligible projects that
help reduce onroad and off-road NO x emissions on a timely and
cost-effective basis within the San Joaquin Valley federal ozone
nonattainment area in order to maximize the reduction in NO x
emissions from available funds, thereby aiding the area in its
efforts to achieve applicable air quality goals.
44299.78. (a) Funds to implement the program shall be provided from
the amount allocated from the Traffic Congestion Relief Fund for the
purposes of paragraph (100) of subdivision (a) of Section 14556.40
of the Government Code.
(b) Funds from the account may be reserved by the district for
local governments within the San Joaquin Valley federal ozone
nonattainment areas that adopt an eligible program pursuant to this
chapter.
(c) To ensure that emission reductions are obtained as needed from
pollution sources, any funds provided as described in subdivision
(a) shall be segregated as follows:
(1) Not more than 1 percent of the funds shall be allocated to
program support and outreach costs incurred by the district directly
associated with implementing the program pursuant to this chapter.
(2) Not more than 2 percent of the funds provided as described in
subdivision (a) shall be allocated to direct program outreach
activities.
(3) The balance shall be used to offset costs of eligible
projects.
(d) Funds provided as described in subdivision (a) shall be
allocated to the district upon the approval by the district of an
application from an eligible applicant regarding an eligible project.
The district may determine the maximum amount of annual funding each
applicant may receive.
(e) Funds provided as described in subdivision (a) shall not be
expended on any NO x control retrofit technology unless the
technology has been determined to be eligible for use in the program
pursuant to Section 44299.79.
44299.79. On or before January 10, 2001, the executive officer of
the state board shall make a determination as to the eligibility of
NO x retrofit technologies for use in the program, and may make
additional determinations of eligibility of NO x technologies after
January 10, 2001. In order to be determined eligible by the executive
officer of the state board, each NO x retrofit technology shall
have, at a minimum, the ability to reduce onroad heavy-duty diesel
emissions of NO x by 10 percent or more and shall be durable and
effective in reducing emissions, as determined by the executive
officer of the state board.
44299.75. As used in this chapter, the following terms have the
following meanings:
(a) "Advanced introduction costs" means the costs of the project,
less a baseline cost that would otherwise be incurred by the
applicant in the normal course of business. "Advanced introduction
costs" may include, but shall not be limited to, incremental costs,
additional operational costs, facility modifications, additional
staff training, fueling infrastructure, and costs associated with
off-cycle vehicle replacement, as determined by the district.
(b) "Attainment" means meeting the National Ambient Air Quality
Standards (NAAQS) for ozone.
(c) "Covered engine" includes any internal combustion engine or
electric motor and drive powering a covered source.
(d) "Covered source" includes onroad and off-road heavy-duty
diesel vehicles and other onroad and off-road high-emitting diesel
engine categories, as determined by the San Joaquin Valley Air
Pollution Control District.
(e) "Covered vehicle" includes any vehicle or piece of equipment
powered by a covered engine.
(f) "District" means the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control
District.
(g) "New very low-emission vehicle" means a vehicle that qualifies
as a very low-emission vehicle when it is a new vehicle, as defined
in Section 430 of the Vehicle Code, or that is modified with the
approval and warranty of the original equipment manufacturer to
qualify as a very low-emission vehicle within 12 months of delivery
to an owner for private or commercial use.
(h) "NO x" means oxides of nitrogen.
(i) "Program" means the San Joaquin Valley Emergency Clean Air
Attainment Program created by this chapter.
(j) "Repower" means replacing an engine with a different engine.
The term "repower," as used in this chapter, generally refers to
replacing an older, uncontrolled engine with a new,
emissions-certified engine, although replacing an older
emissions-certified engine with a new engine certified to lower
emissions standards may be eligible for funding under this program.
(k) "Retrofit" means making modifications to the engine and fuel
system such that the retrofitted engine does not have the same
specifications as the original engine.
( l) "San Joaquin Valley federal ozone nonattainment area" means
the area defined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency
on page 56699 of Volume 56 of the Federal Register dated November 6,
1991.
(m) "Very low-emission vehicle" means a vehicle with emissions
significantly lower than otherwise applicable baseline emission
standards or uncontrolled emission levels determined pursuant to the
criteria in Section 44282.
44299.76. (a) There is hereby created the San Joaquin Valley
Emergency Clean Air Attainment Program. The program shall be
administered and implemented by the district.
(b) The program may provide grants to offset the advanced
introduction costs of eligible projects that the district determines
aid in the reduction of onroad and off-road emissions of NO x within
the San Joaquin Valley federal ozone nonattainment area.
(c) Eligibility of projects for grant awards shall be determined
by the district in accordance with this chapter.
44299.77. (a) Eligible projects may include, but shall not be
limited to, any of the following:
(1) Purchase of new very low- or zero-emission covered vehicles or
covered engines to replace older heavy-duty diesel vehicles or
engines.
(2) NO x emission-reducing retrofit of covered engines, or
replacement of old diesel engines and drives powering covered sources
with newer diesel engines and drives certified to more stringent NO
x emissions standards than the engine being replaced.
(3) Purchase and use of NO x emission-reducing add-on equipment
for covered vehicles.
(4) Implementation of practical, low-emission retrofit
technologies, repower options, advanced technologies, or low sulfur
or alternative fuel mixtures for covered engines and vehicles.
(b) In determining eligible projects, the district shall not
exclude any technology based on the type of fuel utilized by that
technology.
(c) Eligible applicants may be any person or public agency that
owns one or more covered vehicles that operate primarily within the
San Joaquin Valley federal ozone nonattainment area or otherwise
contribute substantially to the NO x emissions inventory in the San
Joaquin Valley federal ozone nonattainment area, as determined by the
district.
(d) The program shall provide grants to eligible projects that
help reduce onroad and off-road NO x emissions on a timely and
cost-effective basis within the San Joaquin Valley federal ozone
nonattainment area in order to maximize the reduction in NO x
emissions from available funds, thereby aiding the area in its
efforts to achieve applicable air quality goals.
44299.78. (a) Funds to implement the program shall be provided from
the amount allocated from the Traffic Congestion Relief Fund for the
purposes of paragraph (100) of subdivision (a) of Section 14556.40
of the Government Code.
(b) Funds from the account may be reserved by the district for
local governments within the San Joaquin Valley federal ozone
nonattainment areas that adopt an eligible program pursuant to this
chapter.
(c) To ensure that emission reductions are obtained as needed from
pollution sources, any funds provided as described in subdivision
(a) shall be segregated as follows:
(1) Not more than 1 percent of the funds shall be allocated to
program support and outreach costs incurred by the district directly
associated with implementing the program pursuant to this chapter.
(2) Not more than 2 percent of the funds provided as described in
subdivision (a) shall be allocated to direct program outreach
activities.
(3) The balance shall be used to offset costs of eligible
projects.
(d) Funds provided as described in subdivision (a) shall be
allocated to the district upon the approval by the district of an
application from an eligible applicant regarding an eligible project.
The district may determine the maximum amount of annual funding each
applicant may receive.
(e) Funds provided as described in subdivision (a) shall not be
expended on any NO x control retrofit technology unless the
technology has been determined to be eligible for use in the program
pursuant to Section 44299.79.
44299.79. On or before January 10, 2001, the executive officer of
the state board shall make a determination as to the eligibility of
NO x retrofit technologies for use in the program, and may make
additional determinations of eligibility of NO x technologies after
January 10, 2001. In order to be determined eligible by the executive
officer of the state board, each NO x retrofit technology shall
have, at a minimum, the ability to reduce onroad heavy-duty diesel
emissions of NO x by 10 percent or more and shall be durable and
effective in reducing emissions, as determined by the executive
officer of the state board.
