44299.50. 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 are not 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 Sacramento Region
Districts.
(b) "Attainment" means meeting the National Ambient Air Quality
Standards for ozone.
(c) "Conformity" means that a transportation program, project, and
plan promulgated by the Sacramento Area Council of Governments is
able to successfully comply with Sections 7410 and 7506 of Title 42
of the United States Code, so as to qualify for an approval, license,
or permit, or to obtain financial assistance, from the federal
agencies specified in those sections.
(d) "Covered engine" includes any internal combustion engine or
electric motor and drive powering a covered source.
(e) "Covered source" includes onroad heavy-duty diesel vehicles
and other onroad high-emitting diesel engine categories, as
determined by SACOG.
(f) "Covered vehicle" includes any vehicle or piece of equipment
powered by a covered engine.
(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 Sacramento Emergency Clean Air and
Transportation 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 newer 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) "SACOG" means the Sacramento Area Council of Governments.
(m) "Sacramento federal ozone nonattainment area" means the area
defined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency in the
Federal Register notice dated November 6, 1991 (56 Fed. Reg. 56694).
(n) "Sacramento Region Districts" means the El Dorado Air
Pollution Control District, Feather River Air Quality District,
Placer County Air Pollution Control District, Sacramento Metropolitan
Air Quality Management District, and Yolo-Solano Air Quality
Management District.
(o) "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.
44299.51. There is hereby created the Sacramento Emergency Clean
Air and Transportation Program. The program shall be administered by
SACOG. The implementation of the program, in whole or in part, may be
delegated by SACOG to the Sacramento Region Districts.
The program may provide grants to offset the advanced introduction
costs of eligible projects that reduce onroad emissions of NO x
within the Sacramento federal ozone nonattainment area. Eligibility
for grant awards shall be determined by SACOG, or delegated by SACOG
to the Sacramento Region Districts, in accordance with this chapter.
44299.52. (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
diesel or alternative fuel mixtures for covered engines and vehicles.
(b) In determining eligible projects, SACOG or the Sacramento
Region Districts shall not exclude any technology based on the type
of fuel utilized by that technology.
(c) Eligible applicants may be any individual, company, or public
agency that owns one or more covered vehicles that operate primarily
within the Sacramento federal ozone nonattainment area or otherwise
contribute substantially to the NO x emissions inventory in the
Sacramento federal ozone nonattainment area.
(d) The program shall provide grants to eligible projects that
help reduce onroad NO x emissions on a timely and cost-effective
basis within the Sacramento 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 conformity goals in 2002 and 2005.
44299.53. (a) Funds to implement the program shall be provided from
the amount allocated from the Traffic Congestion Relief Fund for the
purposes of paragraph (118) of subdivision (a) of Section 14556.40
of the Government Code.
(b) To ensure that emission reductions are obtained as needed from
pollution sources, funds provided as described in subdivision (a)
shall be segregated as follows:
(1) Not more than 1 percent of the funds provided as described in
subdivision (a) shall be allocated to program support and outreach
costs incurred by SACOG or the Sacramento Region Districts 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.
(c) SACOG, in consultation with the Sacramento Region Districts,
shall specify procedures by which evaluation and review of eligible
projects shall be accomplished.
(d) The Sacramento Region Districts shall include an evaluation of
the emission benefits provided by those eligible projects that are
implemented in the Sacramento federal ozone nonattainment area in the
milestone reports submitted in 2002 and 2005 to the United States
Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to subsection (g) of Section
7511a of Title 42 of the United States Code.
(e) Funds provided to SACOG as described in subdivision (a) shall
not be expended on any NO x control retrofit technology unless that
technology has been determined to be eligible for use in the program
pursuant to Section 44299.54.
44299.54. 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.
44299.55. All emissions reductions and credits achieved as a result
of programs initiated under this chapter shall be used to fulfill
local and regional commitments to air quality standards. Any
additional reductions or credits that may exist after the local or
regional commitment to air quality is fulfilled may be used to
fulfill the state's commitment to air quality standards and
attainment.
44299.50. 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 are not 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 Sacramento Region
Districts.
(b) "Attainment" means meeting the National Ambient Air Quality
Standards for ozone.
(c) "Conformity" means that a transportation program, project, and
plan promulgated by the Sacramento Area Council of Governments is
able to successfully comply with Sections 7410 and 7506 of Title 42
of the United States Code, so as to qualify for an approval, license,
or permit, or to obtain financial assistance, from the federal
agencies specified in those sections.
(d) "Covered engine" includes any internal combustion engine or
electric motor and drive powering a covered source.
(e) "Covered source" includes onroad heavy-duty diesel vehicles
and other onroad high-emitting diesel engine categories, as
determined by SACOG.
(f) "Covered vehicle" includes any vehicle or piece of equipment
powered by a covered engine.
(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 Sacramento Emergency Clean Air and
Transportation 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 newer 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) "SACOG" means the Sacramento Area Council of Governments.
(m) "Sacramento federal ozone nonattainment area" means the area
defined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency in the
Federal Register notice dated November 6, 1991 (56 Fed. Reg. 56694).
(n) "Sacramento Region Districts" means the El Dorado Air
Pollution Control District, Feather River Air Quality District,
Placer County Air Pollution Control District, Sacramento Metropolitan
Air Quality Management District, and Yolo-Solano Air Quality
Management District.
(o) "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.
44299.51. There is hereby created the Sacramento Emergency Clean
Air and Transportation Program. The program shall be administered by
SACOG. The implementation of the program, in whole or in part, may be
delegated by SACOG to the Sacramento Region Districts.
The program may provide grants to offset the advanced introduction
costs of eligible projects that reduce onroad emissions of NO x
within the Sacramento federal ozone nonattainment area. Eligibility
for grant awards shall be determined by SACOG, or delegated by SACOG
to the Sacramento Region Districts, in accordance with this chapter.
44299.52. (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
diesel or alternative fuel mixtures for covered engines and vehicles.
(b) In determining eligible projects, SACOG or the Sacramento
Region Districts shall not exclude any technology based on the type
of fuel utilized by that technology.
(c) Eligible applicants may be any individual, company, or public
agency that owns one or more covered vehicles that operate primarily
within the Sacramento federal ozone nonattainment area or otherwise
contribute substantially to the NO x emissions inventory in the
Sacramento federal ozone nonattainment area.
(d) The program shall provide grants to eligible projects that
help reduce onroad NO x emissions on a timely and cost-effective
basis within the Sacramento 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 conformity goals in 2002 and 2005.
44299.53. (a) Funds to implement the program shall be provided from
the amount allocated from the Traffic Congestion Relief Fund for the
purposes of paragraph (118) of subdivision (a) of Section 14556.40
of the Government Code.
(b) To ensure that emission reductions are obtained as needed from
pollution sources, funds provided as described in subdivision (a)
shall be segregated as follows:
(1) Not more than 1 percent of the funds provided as described in
subdivision (a) shall be allocated to program support and outreach
costs incurred by SACOG or the Sacramento Region Districts 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.
(c) SACOG, in consultation with the Sacramento Region Districts,
shall specify procedures by which evaluation and review of eligible
projects shall be accomplished.
(d) The Sacramento Region Districts shall include an evaluation of
the emission benefits provided by those eligible projects that are
implemented in the Sacramento federal ozone nonattainment area in the
milestone reports submitted in 2002 and 2005 to the United States
Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to subsection (g) of Section
7511a of Title 42 of the United States Code.
(e) Funds provided to SACOG as described in subdivision (a) shall
not be expended on any NO x control retrofit technology unless that
technology has been determined to be eligible for use in the program
pursuant to Section 44299.54.
44299.54. 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.
44299.55. All emissions reductions and credits achieved as a result
of programs initiated under this chapter shall be used to fulfill
local and regional commitments to air quality standards. Any
additional reductions or credits that may exist after the local or
regional commitment to air quality is fulfilled may be used to
fulfill the state's commitment to air quality standards and
attainment.
44299.50. 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 are not 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 Sacramento Region
Districts.
(b) "Attainment" means meeting the National Ambient Air Quality
Standards for ozone.
(c) "Conformity" means that a transportation program, project, and
plan promulgated by the Sacramento Area Council of Governments is
able to successfully comply with Sections 7410 and 7506 of Title 42
of the United States Code, so as to qualify for an approval, license,
or permit, or to obtain financial assistance, from the federal
agencies specified in those sections.
(d) "Covered engine" includes any internal combustion engine or
electric motor and drive powering a covered source.
(e) "Covered source" includes onroad heavy-duty diesel vehicles
and other onroad high-emitting diesel engine categories, as
determined by SACOG.
(f) "Covered vehicle" includes any vehicle or piece of equipment
powered by a covered engine.
(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 Sacramento Emergency Clean Air and
Transportation 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 newer 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) "SACOG" means the Sacramento Area Council of Governments.
(m) "Sacramento federal ozone nonattainment area" means the area
defined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency in the
Federal Register notice dated November 6, 1991 (56 Fed. Reg. 56694).
(n) "Sacramento Region Districts" means the El Dorado Air
Pollution Control District, Feather River Air Quality District,
Placer County Air Pollution Control District, Sacramento Metropolitan
Air Quality Management District, and Yolo-Solano Air Quality
Management District.
(o) "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.
44299.51. There is hereby created the Sacramento Emergency Clean
Air and Transportation Program. The program shall be administered by
SACOG. The implementation of the program, in whole or in part, may be
delegated by SACOG to the Sacramento Region Districts.
The program may provide grants to offset the advanced introduction
costs of eligible projects that reduce onroad emissions of NO x
within the Sacramento federal ozone nonattainment area. Eligibility
for grant awards shall be determined by SACOG, or delegated by SACOG
to the Sacramento Region Districts, in accordance with this chapter.
44299.52. (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
diesel or alternative fuel mixtures for covered engines and vehicles.
(b) In determining eligible projects, SACOG or the Sacramento
Region Districts shall not exclude any technology based on the type
of fuel utilized by that technology.
(c) Eligible applicants may be any individual, company, or public
agency that owns one or more covered vehicles that operate primarily
within the Sacramento federal ozone nonattainment area or otherwise
contribute substantially to the NO x emissions inventory in the
Sacramento federal ozone nonattainment area.
(d) The program shall provide grants to eligible projects that
help reduce onroad NO x emissions on a timely and cost-effective
basis within the Sacramento 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 conformity goals in 2002 and 2005.
44299.53. (a) Funds to implement the program shall be provided from
the amount allocated from the Traffic Congestion Relief Fund for the
purposes of paragraph (118) of subdivision (a) of Section 14556.40
of the Government Code.
(b) To ensure that emission reductions are obtained as needed from
pollution sources, funds provided as described in subdivision (a)
shall be segregated as follows:
(1) Not more than 1 percent of the funds provided as described in
subdivision (a) shall be allocated to program support and outreach
costs incurred by SACOG or the Sacramento Region Districts 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.
(c) SACOG, in consultation with the Sacramento Region Districts,
shall specify procedures by which evaluation and review of eligible
projects shall be accomplished.
(d) The Sacramento Region Districts shall include an evaluation of
the emission benefits provided by those eligible projects that are
implemented in the Sacramento federal ozone nonattainment area in the
milestone reports submitted in 2002 and 2005 to the United States
Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to subsection (g) of Section
7511a of Title 42 of the United States Code.
(e) Funds provided to SACOG as described in subdivision (a) shall
not be expended on any NO x control retrofit technology unless that
technology has been determined to be eligible for use in the program
pursuant to Section 44299.54.
44299.54. 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.
44299.55. All emissions reductions and credits achieved as a result
of programs initiated under this chapter shall be used to fulfill
local and regional commitments to air quality standards. Any
additional reductions or credits that may exist after the local or
regional commitment to air quality is fulfilled may be used to
fulfill the state's commitment to air quality standards and
attainment.
