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Goods Movement Emission Reduction Program

Intent or Criteria: The $1 billion Proposition 1B: Goods Movement Emission Reduction Program (Program) is a partnership between the State Air Resources Board (ARB) and local agencies (like air districts and seaports) to quickly reduce air pollution emissions and health risk from freight movement along California's trade corridors (map). Local agencies apply to ARB for funding, then those agencies offer financial incentives to owners of equipment used in freight movement to upgrade to cleaner technologies. Projects funded under this Program must achieve early or extra emission reductions not otherwise required by law or regulation.

Guidelines: 2013 Program Guidelines; February 2013 Revised Supplemental Procedures for Ships at Berth and Cargo Handling Equipment Projects.

Project List: FY2011-12 (Year 3), FY2008-09 (Year 2), and FY2007-08 (Year 1) funds awarded to local agencies for projects to upgrade trucks, locomotives, and harbor craft, plus install electrical infrastructure for ships at berth and truck stop/distribution centers.

Program Status: ARB has awarded $569 million to 9 local agencies over multiple fiscal years. The status of each grant is summarized on the attached December 2012 semi-annual update for the Department of Finance.

Administrative Agency: California Environmental Protection Agency / Air Resources Board.

Recipient Agencies: ARB awarded funds to local agencies, including air districts and seaports.

Accountability Plan: The Department of Finance approved ARB's three-part accountability structure for this Program, required by Executive Order S-02-07, in February 2008.

Current Activities

Application Documents for FY2012-13 (Year 4) Funds

Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) (PDF).

Local Public Entity Registration Form - New Applicant (PDF).
Local Public Entity Registration Form - Returning Applicant (PDF).

Resources

Program Guidance and Program Requirements

2013 Program Guidelines, February 2013 Revised Supplemental Procedures for Ships at Berth and Cargo Handling Equipment Projects, and Staff Report that define the responsibilities of ARB, local agencies, and equipment owners, as well as the technical specifications and funding caps for eligible projects.

Operational Deadlines for FY2008-09 (Year 2) Funds summarizes the Operational Deadlines for each truck engine model year eligible for FY2008-09 (Year 2) funding.
Allowable Use of Equipment for FY2007-08 (Year 1) Funds summarizes the allowable use of equipment for fleet compliance for truck projects funded with FY2007-08 (Year 1) funds.

January 2013 Board Resolution 13-5 and explanatory Staff Report on adoption of Update to Program Guidelines.
December 2011 Board Resolution 11-40 and explanatory Staff Report on award of $100.8M in FY2011-12 (Year 3) funds.
June 2010 Board Resolution 10-27 and explanatory Staff Report on award of $200M in FY2008-09 (Year 2) funds.
March 2010 Board Resolution 10-18 and explanatory Staff Report on adoption of Update to Program Guidelines.
May 2009 Board Resolution 09-40 amending the Guidelines to reflect the delay in bond funding, the transfer of funds to backup projects, and other changes to existing grant agreements to support implementation.
May 2008 Board Resolution 08-06 and explanatory Staff Report on award of $221M in FY2007-08 (Year 1) main grants.
February 2008 Board Resolution 08-12 and explanatory Staff Report (includes implementing legislation) on adoption of Program Guidelines and award of $25M in early grants.

December 2012 Executive Order G-12-144 adopting modifications to the Program Guidelines for FY2007-08 (Year 1), FY2008-09 (Year 2), FY2011-12 (Year 3), and future funds.
October 2012 Executive Order G-12-092 adopting the allocation of unused drayage funds and Spring 2012 bond proceeds.
April 2012 Executive Order G-12-032 adopting modifications to the Program Guidelines for maintaining eligibility for truck projects that become inoperable prior to replacement.
July 2010 Executive Order G0-10-58 adopting modifications to the Program Guidelines for FY2007-08 (Year 1) and FY2008-09 (Year 2) funds.
March 2010 Executive Order G-10-007 adopting modifications to the Program Guidelines for FY2007-08 (Year 1) funds.
January 2010 Executive Order G-10-006 allocating additional funds to the Bay Area air district's FY2007-08 (Year 1) grant for trucks serving ports and intermodal rail yards.
August 2008 Executive Order 08-012 approving requests by the Bay Area and San Diego air districts to defer early grant funds to main FY2007-08 (Year 1) grants.
June 2008 Executive Order 08-011 changing the emission specifications for new switcher locomotives.

ARB staff clarifications on Program requirements that address implementation questions posed by local agencies and equipment owners.

Technical Tools and Documents

Directions for FY2008-09 (Year 2) Project Benefits Calculators to estimate the emission reductions and bond cost-effectiveness of proposed projects.
- Trucks (MS Excel 2010)*
- Truck Stop / Distribution Center (MS Excel 2010)*
- Locomotives (MS Excel 2010)*
- Ships at Berth (Grid-based Shore Power) (MS Excel)
- Ships at Berth (Emissions Capture and Control System) (MS Excel)

ARB Executive Orders verifying diesel particulate filters to show compliance with Program requirements.
ARB Executive Orders certifying new truck engines to show compliance with Program requirements.
- A summary of eligible engines has been created to provide a quick reference to an applicant to check if an engine being funded by the Program is eligible for the subsidy. The applicant has the final responsibility to ensure that their truck has been certified by the most recent ARB Executive Order. ARB accepts no liability for the content of the summary, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided in the summary.
  Eligible Engine Summary - HHD for Class 7 and Class 8 Trucks (updated 2/28/2013) / Eligible Engine Summary - MHD for Class 7 Trucks Only (updated 2/28/2013)

Forms for Local Agencies

Grant Expenditure Request form that local agencies use to request administrative and project funds from ARB under existing grant agreements.
Delegation of Authority to Submit Grant Expenditure Requests that local agencies can use to identify individuals authorized to sign these requests.
Compliance check template for local agencies to provide information to ARB to evaluate whether the equipment owner and/or piece of equipment have any outstanding violations of ARB regulations on record.

ARB Program Contacts

Sign up for our list serve gmbond for meetings notices and updates.
Email us at: gmbond@arb.ca.gov.
Call the Goods Movement Information Line at (916) 44-GOODS (444-6637).
ARB Liaison to each trade corridor:
- Bay Area: Ajay Mangat/ Kim Wells
- Central Valley: Mario Cruz/ Deep Ghosh
- Los Angeles/ Inland Empire: Melissa Niederreiter/ Jenny Wu
- San Diego/ Border: Luis Woodhouse/ Mike Ginty

Local Agency Webpage Links

Additional Webpage Links

Health risk assessments for goods movement facilities: