AB 118 Lawn and Garden Equipment Replacement Project

The purpose of the Air Quality Improvement Program (AQIP) Lawn and Garden Equipment Replacement (LGER) Project is to encourage further development and deployment of cordless zero-emission lawn and garden equipment.  The availability of incentive funding will help bring a variety of residential and commercial cordless zero-emission equipment to the market.  The LGER Project allows for up to $250 per voucher or rebate for each cordless zero-emission lawn mower.  The LGER Project was administered and implemented through a partnership between ARB and local air districts designated as non-attainment of the federal 8-hour ozone standard.

Over the past two funding cycles, AQIP expanded local air district lawn mower replacement programs by providing a total of $2.6 million in funding for consumers to scrap old gasoline powered lawn mowers and replace them with cordless zero-emissionmodels.  These district programs have been popular with consumers and successful in reducing emissions.  To date, over 12,000 residential lawn mower replacements have been funded via AQIP.  For future years, ARB staff has shiftedcordless zero-emission residential lawn mower replacement projects from AQIP to the Carl Moyer Program in part based on the success of the AQIP LGER Project.  Because this equipment is now a Moyer-eligible category, no additional AQIP funding will be provided for cordless zero-emission residential lawn mowers.  

Current Grant Awards:

• FY 2010-11 LGER Project Grant Disbursement Request Form (PDF- 13KB) (Word- 38KB)