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School Bus Retrofit and Replacement Account

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Proposed Case-by-Case Language The ARB is requesting public comments during a 7 day comment period regarding a proposed modification to the Guidelines for the Lower-Emission School Bus Program to allow a case-by-case exemption from grant eligibility criteria

Guidelines:  Updated School Bus Program guidelines were approved by the Air Resources Board (ARB) in a public process.  

2008 Lower-Emission School Bus Program Guidelines (pdf - 531KB)

Previous guidelines are located on the ARB web site for the Lower-Emission School Bus Program .  

Disbursement Request Form:  This form is for air districts that are implementing their own programs to request initial and subsequent disbursements of School Bus funds.

Lower-Emission School Bus Program Air District Grant Disbursement Request Form (pdf - 14KB)

Funding Allocations: Funding allocations have been approved by the Air Resources Board (ARB) in a public process.  The Lower-Emission School Bus Program funding allocations are available from the link below. 

2008 Lower-Emission School Bus Program Funding Allocations (pdf - 7KB)

Program Status:  The Legislature has appropriated bond monies for the School Bus Program.  ARB staff developed updates to the proposed School Bus Program guidelines for Board consideration at the March 27, 2008, Board hearing in Sacramento. 

Event	Date	Location
Workshop	September 18, 2007	El Monte
Workshop	September 20, 2007	Sacramento
September 20, 2007-Workshop Presentation (pdf - 51 KB)
Board Meeting	March 27, 2008	Sacramento
March 27, 2008-Board Presentation (pdf - 384 KB)

Project List:  To be identified by ARB

Program Information and Contacts:  

Check back at this website (http://arb.ca.gov/bonds/schoolbus/schoolbus.htm) for updates and documents
Contact ARB School Bus Program staff for program administration details:

Program Staff	Telephone Number	Address
Earl Landberg	(916) 323-1384	P.O. Box 2815 Sacramento, CA 95812-2815
Kimya Lambert	(916) 323-2507
Janet Page	(916) 324-1988
Lisa Jennings	(916) 322-3913

Lead Agency:  California Environmental Protection Agency/Air Resources Board

Recipient Agencies:  Local air districts and the California Air Pollution Control Officers Association (CAPCOA).

Accountability Plan:  The three-part accountability structure for this Program, required by Executive Order S-02-07, was approved by the Department of Finance on February 27, 2008.  The Lower-Emission School Bus Program Bond Accountability Plan is available from the link below.

School Bus Bond Accountability Plan (pdf - 17KB)

Intent or Criteria:  Funds shall be available upon appropriation by the Legislature, for school bus retrofit and replacement to reduce air pollution and to reduce children's exposure to diesel exhaust.

Related Items:

Presentation for the School Bus Breakout Session of the May/June 2008 workshop presentation for the Proposed Statewide Truck and Bus Regulation

May/June 2008 workshop presentation for the Proposed Statewide Truck and Bus Regulation

Proposed Regulation For In-Use On-Road Heavy-Duty Diesel-Fueled Vehicles

STATEWIDE PUBLIC WORKSHOPS TO DISCUSS SCHOOL BUSES ROLE IN THE PROPOSED REGULATION FOR IN-USE ON-ROAD HEAVY-DUTY DIESEL-FUELED VEHICLES (pdf -  163KB)