| Changes
to state law have expanded the Carl Moyer incentive program to include
agricultural sources of air pollution as well as cars and light-duty
trucks. AB 923 also expands the program to include hydrocarbon
and particulate matter pollution. Finally, AB 923 provides additional
funding for the Moyer Program from an adjustment to the tire
fee, and authorizes local air districts to increase motor vehicle
registration fees by up to $2 for programs to reduce air pollution.
Combined with continuing funding that was provided in the fiscal year
2004-2005 budget (SB 1107), up to $140 million a year of
incentive funding is available to help clean up California's
air. |
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| What does AB 923 do? |
- Expands
the Carl Moyer Program to:
- Include
additional agricultural sources - ARB's other agricultural activities.
- Include
light and medium-duty vehicle projects
- Include
projects that reduce only particulate matter or only reactive
organic gases (previously
all projects had to reduce nitrogen
oxides).
- Include
a new formula for distribution of funds to local air districts
- Require
ARB to establish or update grant criteria and guidelines by no
later than January 1, 2006.
- Allows
air districts, upon a vote of the local district board, to increase
motor vehicle registration fees by $2 to
implement the following programs:
- Carl
Moyer Program Projects.
- The
new purchase, retrofit, repower or add-on equipment for previously
unregulated agricultural
sources for a minimum of three years from
the date of adoption or until the
compliance date,
whichever is later.
- New
purchases pursuant to the Clean School Bus Program adopted
by the board
- Light-duty
scrap or repair programs adopted by the state board
- Adjusts
the tire fee, with a portion of the tire fee to be spent on programs to
mitigate
air pollution.
- All
changes sunset in 2015 and the statute reverts back to the current
language unless the Legislature takes future action.
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| How is the ARB implementing AB 923? |
| Although
AB 923 takes effect on January 1, 2005, it will take ARB staff time to
work with local air districts, stakeholder groups, and the
public to develop draft guidelines that describe what types of
new projects will be eligible for funding. At this time, ARB staff plan
to present draft guidelines to the Air Resources Board in Novemberl
2005 in order to meet the January 1, 2006 deadline set in
AB 923. |
| Technical Advisories: To ensure that
newly allowable Moyer projects can be funded over
the next year as we develop the
draft guidelines, ARB staff has released technical advisories
to clarify how local air districts
should consider newly allowable Moyer projects during this
interim period. |
| If you would like to receive an electronic notice,
please subscribe to our Carl Moyer Program
list serve. |
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| When will the new funds be available? |
| On
January 1, 2005, almost $30 million will be available to local air
districts to begin implementing AB 923. |
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| How do I apply for a Carl Moyer
grant? |
| Carl
Moyer Program grants are issued locally by air pollution control
districts in California. Contact your local district contact for Carl Moyer Program information in your area. If you do not
know in which district your proposed project is located, or
require additional information, call ARB toll free at
800-242-4450 (regular business hours) or 800-END-SMOG (after hours). |
