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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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