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Comment 14 for Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust for California (vw-mititrust-pl-ws) - 1st Workshop.
First Name: Kevin
Last Name: Hamilton
Email Address: kevin.hamilton@centralcalasthma.org
Affiliation: Central California Asthma Collaborative
Subject: VW Mitigation Trust Comments
Comment:
Central California Asthma Collaborative, a non-profit organization focused at reducing the impact of climate and air pollution on public health, feels strongly that a mix of funding streams that focus at electrifying class 4-7 vehicles and repowering class 8 and above to either natural gas and an eye toward hydrogen and/or electrification in the future. Specific geographic locations should be determined by a combination of CalEnviro Screen 3.0 and communities with incomes of <80% AMI. The San Joaquin Valley, LA Ports and Inland Empire, and East Bay Port areas generate the majority of the climate and criteria pollution in California and should be funded equally, leveraging or "stacking" all available program matching and grant funds to maximize the impacts. Such stacking offers opportunities to increase the flexibility of programs like Carl Moyer and Equip which may, because of statute driven restrictions, exclude certain engines, uses, and/or vehicle classes. We also feel strongly that these investments need to be guided by the needs of regional and local State Implementation Plans to meet PM 2.5 and Ozone EPA mandates targets and in consultation with local agencies and the Environmental Justice Communities most impacted by the emissions we expect to be reduced. We thank you for this opportunity and look forward to commenting further as this process matures.
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2017-10-23 12:03:58
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