Emission Reduction Plan for Ports and Goods Movement

This page last reviewed September 11, 2008.

The Air Resources Board (ARB) staff approved a 2006 Emission Reduction Plan for Ports and Goods Movement (Plan). The Plan is an essential component of California's effort to reduce community exposure to air pollution and to meet new federal air quality standards for ozone and fine particulate matter (PM2.5).  This effort is also the next step in implementing the Goods Movement Action Plan developed by the California Business, Transportation and Housing Agency and the California Environmental Protection Agency.

Staff Updates to Board on Plan Implementation  

April 24, 2008 (Oakland)  
  • Staff Presentation (PDF)
April 26, 2007 (Sacramento)
  • Staff Presentation (PDF)
November 16, 2006 (San Francisco)
  • Staff Presentation (PDF)

ARB Board Action

On April 20, 2006, the Board approved the proposed Emission Reduction Plan for Ports and Goods Movement in California. The resolution details the specific findings and actions.

Board Resolution (PDF)  

Changes to Health Impact Methodology
In a public process, ARB staff is assessing new health studies relating PM2.5 exposure to premature death and how that information should be applied in health impact analyses for goods movement and other sources.

Staff Presentation to Board  

  • Color, 2 slides per page -- (PDF)
  • Color, 6 slides per page -- (PDF) 
  • Black & White, 2 slides per page -- (PDF)
  • Black & White, 6 slides per page -- (PDF)

Public Meetings  

Meetings Archive

ARB Plan  

Emission Reduction Plan for Ports and Goods Movement (March 22, 2006)  

Plan Document (MS Word 2003) (PDF) 167 pages

Appendices

Appendix A - Quantification of the Health Impacts and Economic Valuation of Air Pollution from Ports and Goods Movement in California (MS Word 2003) (PDF) 111 pages

Appendix B - Regional Analyses 
(MS Word 2003) (PDF) 24 pages
Appendix C - Diesel PM Risk Reduction Methodology 
(MS Word 2003) (PDF) 5 pages
Appendix D - International Goods Movement 
(MS Word 2003) (PDF) 6 pages
Appendix E - Comparison of Plan to Port of Los Angeles No Net Increase Measures 
(MS Word 2003) (PDF) 8 pages
Appendix F - List of Public and Peer Review Comments
(MS Word 2003) (PDF) 5 pages
Appendix G - Maritime Goods Movement Coalition Proposal 
(MS Word 2003) (PDF) 16 pages

Technical Supplements

Technical Supplement on Health Analysis 
(MS Word 2003) (PDF) 108 pages  
Technical Supplement on Emission Inventory
(MS Word 2003) (PDF) 108 pages  

Related Documents

ARB Report: Evaluation of Cold Ironing at California Ports (link)
ARB Report: Evaluation of Port Trucks and Possible Mitigation Strategies (link)

Comments Received on ARB's Proposed Emission Reduction Plan (link)

Goods Movement Action Plan

For upcoming meetings or copies of this Plan, please see: California Business, Transportation & Housing Agency and California Environmental Protection Agency website http://www.arb.ca.gov/gmp/gmp.htm.

Related ARB Rulemaking Activities

Commercial Marine Vessels
http://www.arb.ca.gov/ports/marinevess/marinevess.htm

Commercial Harbor Craft
http://www.arb.ca.gov/ports/marinevess/harborcraft.htm

Vessel Speed Reduction
http://www.arb.ca.gov/ports/marinevess/vsr/vsr.htm

Ship Onboard Incineration
http://www.arb.ca.gov/ports/shipincin/shipincin.htm

Cargo Handling Equipment at Ports and Intermodal Rail Yards
http://www.arb.ca.gov/ports/cargo/cargo.htm

Locomotives
http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/offroad/loco/loco.htm

Port Trucks
http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/onroad/porttruck/porttruck.htm

Other Privately Owned Trucks
http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/onrdiesel/onrdiesel.htm

Related ARB Programs

Harbor Communities Monitoring Project   
http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/mobile/hcm/hcm.htm

California State Implementation Plan
http://www.arb.ca.gov/planning/sip/sip.htm

Diesel Risk Reduction Plan
http://www.arb.ca.gov/diesel/dieselrrp.htm

Community Health Program
http://www.arb.ca.gov/ch/ch.htm

Other Related Programs

Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach
San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan
  


Questions / Contact

For more information regarding this website and the goods movement emission reduction plan, please contact Sylvia Oey at (916) 322-8279 or via email at
soey@arb.ca.gov.


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