ARB PLACE Program for Off-Road Vehicles and Portable Diesel Equipment

This page last reviewed December 6, 2011.

Summary

The ARB received American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds to assist business owners in complying early with ARB's emissions regulations. The ARB has partnered with the California Capital Access Program (CalCAP) to provide assistance to fleets needing to finance replacement of off-road vehicles or portable diesel equipment, engine repowers, or purchase and install ARB-verified exhaust retrofits in order to comply early with the In-Use Off-Road Diesel Vehicle Regulation or the Portable Diesel-Fueled Engines Airborne Toxic Control Measure. Such vehicles and portable diesel equipment are used in construction, agriculture, mining, and industrial operations. The objective is to encourage early compliance and is not for fleet expansion.

What's New?

Posted June 14, 2011

View video of the press event held for the first PLACE off-road funded replacement vehicle.
PLACE Program funds are now available for portable diesel equipment. Examples of eligible portable diesel equipment include (where diesel engines are present): air compressors, generators, concrete pumps, tub grinders, wood chippers, water pumps, drill rigs, rock drills, abrasive blasters, aggregate screening and crushing plants, concrete batch plants, and welders.

Eligibility

Am I eligible for loan assistance? You are if:

Your company has diesel vehicles or portable diesel equipment used in construction, agriculture, mining, or industrial operations.
Your company is a small business, meaning it has 500 or fewer employees.
Your company has its primary economic effect in California (which means most of your employees live in California, and most of your business operations are in California).

Off-Road Vehicles

Which off-road vehicle fleets are eligible?

Fleets of all sizes (small, medium, and large as defined by the off-road rule) are eligible, as long as they meet the above eligibility requirements and the business owner has a DOORS ARB-assigned fleet-ID number. If the business owner does not have a DOORS fleet-ID number, the business owner can apply for an ID number and receive it while applying for loan assistance.
Owners of agricultural vehicles applying for PLACE funds will be required to register their respective vehicles that are going to be replaced, repowered, or retrofitted in DOORS in-order to be eligible for funds.
Owners of agricultural vehicles are not required to report their entire fleets to DOORS.

Portable Diesel Equipment*

What portable diesel equipment is eligible?

Portable diesel equipment that have a horsepower rating of 50 or greater, and have either a registration number for the portable diesel equipment from the Portable Equipment Registration Program (PERP), or a permit from a local Air District where it is required, or a letter of exemption from a local Air District where a permit is not required.

What are the Steps for Getting a Loan through the Program?

The borrower applies for a loan at a participating CalCAP Off-Road Lender and also fills out this Enrollment Form. CalCAP lenders may be able to assist the borrower in completing this form. In addition, the borrower completes the lender’s required loan application forms.
If the borrower qualifies based on the lender’s loan underwriting requirements, loan documents are prepared and signed by the borrower and lender.
The lender disburses funds to the borrower.
The borrower or dealer provides verification of disposal (scrap) to CalCAP within 90 days of the date of loan.

How Can My Loan be Used?

You can use your loan to cover any or all of the following:

Engine repower*
- Upgrade to a cleaner Tier 2, Tier 3, or Tier 4 engine that is either a certified engine or a remanufactured engine that was built consistent with practices outlined in title 13, CCR, section 2423(l).

Vehicle or portable diesel equipment* (Replacement only for same type and similar horsepower).
- Upgrade to a vehicle or portable equipment equipped with a cleaner Tier 2, Tier 3, or Tier 4 engine.
ARB-verified diesel emission control devices (exhaust retrofits).
- For verified devices, please see ARB's Verified Technologies pages.

*Not all portable diesel equipment replacement or portable diesel equipment engine repowers will be eligible for registration in PERP. Please check with PERP staff before purchase to confirm eligibility.

Fact Sheets

Contact information

Questions regarding off-road vehicles, please contact the Diesel Hotline at 1‑866‑6DIESEL (866‑634‑3735).
Questions regarding portable diesel equipment, please contact the Registration Program Information Line at (916) 324‑5869.