Lower-Emission School Bus Program

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This page last reviewed November 27, 2007


Overview

The primary goal of the ARB's Lower-Emission School Bus Program is to reduce school children's exposure to both cancer-causing and smog-forming pollution. The program provides grant funding for new, safer school buses and to put air pollution control equipment (i.e., retrofit devices) on buses that are already on the road.
 


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Lower-Emission School Bus Program 2007

Proposition 1B, which was approved by the voters on November 7th, 2006, enacts the Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006. This bond act authorizes $200 million for replacing and retrofitting school buses.

For the latest information about the Lower-Emission School Bus Program, go to www.arb.ca.gov/bonds/schoolbus/schoolbus.htm
 
Historic Lower-Emission School Bus Program 2000-2006

The ARB staff, in coordination with the California Energy Commission (CEC) and the local air pollution control districts, has developed guidelines. The guidelines cover which buses and retrofits can be purchased, requirements for the CEC and air districts running the program, and the benefits of the program.

Guideline Web Pages for Program Fiscal Years:
2006 2004  2003
2000-2001
 
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ARB's School Bus Idling Program

Mobile Source Program
 
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