Much of the country has been buzzing about Volkswagen State Environmental Mitigation Trust (Trust) and the TCEQ has finalized it plans for the $209 M funding for Texas. While we shared the areas, now is how the funding can be used.
Eligible projects for funding
Replacement & repower of
·
MY 1992 – 2009 Class 4-7 medium-duty local freight trucks
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MY 1992 – 2009 Class 8 local freight trucks and port drayage trucks
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MY 1992 - 2009 Class 7 & 8 refuse vehicles
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MY 2009 or older Class 4 - 8 school buses
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MY 2009 or older Class 4 - 8 transit and shuttle buses
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Electric Forklifts and Port Cargo Handling Equipment
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Electric Airport Ground Support Equipment
·
Ocean-Going Vessel Shore Power
To create an even playing field with electric, the percentage of cost limits for governmental projects,
including all fuel types, were increased from 60% to 80% of eligible costs.
·
80% of cost government-owned replacement or repower
·
40% of cost private-owned repower
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25% of cost private-owned replacement
The defined 7 priority areas
1. Dallas-Fort Worth Area – (DFW) $33M (
Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Hood, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall, Tarrant, & Wise counties
)
2. Houston-Galveston-Brazoria Area – (HGB) $31M (
Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, & Waller counties
)
3. San Antonio Area – (SAT) $61M (
Bexar, Comal, Guadalupe, Wilson counties
)
4. Austin Area – (AUS) $16M (
Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis, Williamson counties
)
5. El Paso County – (ELP) $16M (
El Paso county
)
6. Bell County – (BEL) $2M (
Bell county
)
7. Beaumont-Port Arthur Area – (BPA) (
Hardin, Jefferson, Orange counties
)
Above areas were selected because high ground-level ozone in these areas, the TCEQ has determined that 81% of the funding (approximately $169.5 million) will be allocated exclusively to these areas to provide beneficial impacts on air quality.
Program will officially launch in 2019.
