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Propel Fuels (Propel)  would like to thank the California
Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) and the California Air
Resources Board (CARB) for the groundbreaking analysis and work
that has led us to this point in the exciting conversation about
fueling California’s future.   

The company appreciates the opportunity to participate in these
workshops and to submit for consideration its comments relating to
the impact on disadvantaged communities in accordance with Senate
Bill (SB) 535 (De León, Chapter 830, Statute of 2012).  A more
thorough discussion is provided below, but the essence of the
company’s comments are as follows: 

•	Propel fully supports the utilization of the CalEnviroScreen 2.0
tool to identify disadvantaged communities; 
•	The company favors giving equal consideration to pollution and
population characteristics in determining which projects provide
benefits to disadvantaged communities; 
•	Propel strongly believes that the most effective way to maximize
the benefit of cap-and-trade proceeds for disadvantaged communities
is to provide greater access to low-carbon Flex Fuel and biomass
based diesel fueling infrastructure as an onramp to California’s
emerging low carbon economy; and 
•	Propel recommends public alternative fueling infrastructure be
included in all future Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF)
investment plans. 

Please note our more substantive responses in the letter attached. 
Thank you.