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For Private schools who are ineligible to receive any of the funds
to help mitigate the costs of providing and installing the proper
equipment to meet the lower emissions standards, the cost becomes
prohibitive. We have been given quotes of anywhere from 15 to 20
thousand dollars per bus which is approximately 10% to 14% of our
total transportation budget including salaries and benefits and if
salaries are taken out approximately 45% of the budget.

Therefore:
1.) We are very much in favor of the ARB staff proposal adjusting
the retrofit deadline to allow expenditure through June 30, 2012.

2.) We would would like the ARB to consider allowing Private
schools to be recipients of grant funding for the incremental cost
of cleaner-than-required engines, equipment, and emission reduction
technologies.

Having an extension will give us time to try and find some
alternative sources of money to handle repair costs or to schedule
out repairs in a manner that could be handled.

Hopefully an extension would allow for consideration of grant
money to private schools helping to mitigate any related costs.