TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Air Quality Management District
MEETING DATE: February 26, 2019
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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Authorization for the Air Quality Management District to Participate in the State Carl Moyer Program and Accept State Program Funds in the Amount of $258,835; Authorization to Follow the Requirements of the State Program for Fiscal Year 2018-19 (Funding Year 21); 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:
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Authorize the Air Quality Management District to participate in the state Carl Moyer Program and accept state program funds in the amount of $258,835; authorize the District to follow the requirements of the state program for fiscal year 2018-19 (Funding Year 21); authorize the Air Pollution Control Officer to sign and submit the application to the California Air Resources Board; and request the Clerk of the Board to provide a Minute Order to the District of the Board's decision.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
February 27, 2018 - Approval of the District's Carl Moyer Program Application for Funding Year 20 (fiscal year 2017-18).
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
The Carl Moyer Program is administered by the California Air Resources Board. The program creates incentives in the form of grants for public agencies and private companies that operate heavy-duty diesel engines in California. 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. A secondary focus of the program is reducing the PM-10 and toxic compounds also contained in diesel exhaust.
Carl Moyer Program funds are used to cover an incremental portion of the cost of pur...
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