TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Air Quality Management District
MEETING DATE: April 7, 2020
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Barbara Moed
PHONE:
463-4354
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Donna Roberts
PHONE:
463-4354
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Adoption of Resolution Approving the Retroactive Application for the Air Quality Management District to Participate in the State Carl Moyer Program for Fiscal Year 2019-20 (Funding Year 22); Authorization for the Air Quality Management District to Accept State Program Funds in the Amount of $272,073 and Follow the Requirements of the Program; and Authorization for the Air Pollution Control Officer to Sign and Submit the Application to the California Air Resources Board
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Adopt Resolution approving the retroactive Application for participation in the State Carl Moyer Program for Fiscal Year 2019-20 (Funding Year 22); and authorize Chair to sign same; Authorize the Air Quality Management District to accept state program funds in the amount of $272,073 and follow the requirements of the state program; and authorize the Air Pollution Control Officer to sign and submit the application to the California Air Resources Board.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
February 26, 2019 - Approval of the District's Carl Moyer Program Application for Funding Year 21.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
The Carl Moyer Program is administered by the California Air Resources Board. Funding originates from the "smog-check waiver fee" and the tire impact fee assessed by the State. The Program creates incentives in the form of grants to cover an incremental portion of the cost of purchasing new, replacing existing, or retrofitting existing diesel engines with cleaner on-road and off-road engines. Diesel engines contribute about 40% of all oxides of nitrogen emissions (NOx) from mobile sources. NOx is one of the main contributors to ground-level ozone...
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