CHAPTER 9.8. The California Port Community Air Quality Program [44299.80. - 44299.85.]

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC 9.8.

in effect

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 44299.80. Section 44299.80.

As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Advanced introduction cost” means the cost of a project less a baseline cost that would otherwise be incurred by the applicant in the normal course of business based on the actual age and turnover rates of trucks used at ports, and may include, but is not limited to, any of the following: incremental engine costs, re-engine or retrofit costs, additional operational costs, incremental fuel costs, facility modifications, and scrappage costs to eliminate operation on highways in the state. (b) “Cost-effectiveness” means the funds provided to a project for each ton of particulate matter reduction attributed to a project or to the program as a whole. In calculating cost-effectiveness, a one-time grant of funds made at the beginning of a project shall be annualized using a time value of public funds or discount rate determined for each project. Cost-effectiveness shall be calculated by dividing annualized costs by local emissions reductions of PM. (c) “Covered engine” includes an engine from any onroad heavy-duty diesel truck or bus weighing over 33,000 pounds and used in for-hire or proprietary trucking operated by a trucking company that services a port in the state. (d) “Covered source” includes onroad heavy-duty diesel vehicles and other onroad high-emitting diesel engine categories. (e) “Covered vehicle” includes any vehicle or piece of equipment powered by a covered engine. (f) “District” means the Bay Area Air Quality Management District as described in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 40200) of Part 3 and the South Coast Air Quality Management District as described in Chapter 5.5 (commencing with Section 40400) of Part 3. (g) “Gr-bhph” means grams-per brake horsepower hour. (h) “Marine terminal” has the same meaning as in Section 40720. (i) “New very low-emission vehicle” means a vehicle that qualifies as a very low-emission vehicle when it is a new vehicle, as defined in Section 430 of the Vehicle Code, with regard to particulate matter emissions standards or that is modified with the approval and warranty of the original equipment manufacturer to qualify as a very low-emission vehicle with regard to particulate matter emissions standards within 12 months of delivery to an owner for private or commercial use. (j) “Port” means any sea or river port in the state. (k) “PM” means particulate matter. ( l ) “Program” means the California Port Community Air Quality Program created by this chapter. (m) “Project” means the replacement, repowering, scrapping, or retrofitting of a covered vehicle or covered engine that receives a grant pursuant to this chapter. (n) “Repower” means replacing an engine with a different engine. The term “repower,” as used in this chapter, refers to replacing an older, uncontrolled engine with a newer model engine that meets the latest emissions standards. (o) “Retrofit” means making modifications to the engine and fuel system so that the retrofitted engine does not have the same emissions of particulate matter as the original engine. (p) “Very low-emission vehicle” means a vehicle with emissions significantly lower than otherwise applicable baseline emission standards or uncontrolled emission levels.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 44299.81. Section 44299.81.

(a) The California Port Community Air Quality Program is hereby established in the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and the South Coast Air Quality Management District. (b) The program shall be implemented and administered by a district within its jurisdiction. The district shall provide grants to offset the advanced introduction costs of eligible projects that reduce onroad emissions of particulate matter within communities adjacent to marine terminals. (c) A district may use moneys derived from fines imposed within its jurisdiction pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (5) of subdivision (a) of Section 40720 to offset costs incurred performing the administration, enforcement, and monitoring activities as required pursuant to that section. (d) A district shall use any moneys derived from fines imposed within its jurisdiction pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (5) of subdivision (a) of Section 40720 that are not expended to offset costs pursuant to paragraph (c) to fund the grant program.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 44299.82. Section 44299.82.

(a) A district shall determine the projects eligible for grants within that district. Those projects may include, but are not limited to, any of the following: (1) Purchase of a new very-low-emission covered vehicle or covered engine to replace an older heavy-duty diesel vehicle or engine. (2) Purchase and use of PM emission-reducing add-on equipment for a covered vehicle. (3) Implementation of a practical, low-emission retrofit technology, repower option, advanced technology, or low sulfur diesel or alternative fuel mixture for a covered engine. (b) In determining eligible projects, the district shall consider whether the project will have the following effects: (1) Reduce onroad PM emissions to the maximum extent feasible on a timely and cost-effective basis at the marine terminal or port and within the surrounding communities. (2) Meet environmental justice goals and objectives set by the state and local air pollution control agencies, including, but not limited to, districts. (3) Benefit small businesses, giving particular emphasis to independent minority owners and operators. (4) Assist in meeting the 0.01 gr-bhph emission standards adopted by the federal Environmental Protection Agency for 2007 and later model year diesel heavy-duty engines and vehicles (40 C.F.R. Sec. 86.007-11). (c) A person that owns a covered vehicle that operates near or in a marine terminal or port is eligible to apply for a project grant if the district with jurisdiction over that marine terminal or port determines that the covered vehicle contributes significantly to the PM emissions inventory in the communities adjacent to that marine terminal or port. (d) Each district shall allocate grant funds in the following manner: (1) Covered engines and covered vehicles that are manufactured prior to 1994 shall receive 50 percent of the funds to purchase pre-existing engines or vehicles that are certified by the state board to have been manufactured after 1993. If the replacement engine or vehicle is not equipped with a PM retrofit device verified by the state board, those funds shall be utilized to purchase a PM retrofit device that is verified by the state board and to offset incremental costs incurred during the first year of utilizing low-sulfur diesel fuel with not more than 15 parts per million sulfur. The total cost to offset the incremental costs may not exceed 10 percent of the cost of the retrofit control device. (2) The remaining 50 percent of the funds shall be used to fund the purchase of engines or vehicles, including, but not limited to, engines that are certified to be cleaner than existing exhaust emission standards, and the repower or retrofit of existing engines to meet the 0.01 gr-bhph PM emission standard. A new engine purchased pursuant to this section may operate on any fuel source if that fuel source is certified by the state board. If a new engine does not meet the 0.01 gr-bhph PM emission standards, a portion of these funds shall be utilized to purchase a PM retrofit device that is verified by the state board and to offset the incremental costs incurred during the first year of utilizing low-sulfur diesel fuel with not more than 15 parts per million sulfur to achieve the 0.01 gr-bhph PM emission standard. The total cost to offset the incremental costs shall not exceed 10 percent of the cost of the retrofit control device. (e) A district shall give priority to those grant applicants that provide the greatest reduction in PM emissions. (f) A district may give priority to any grant applicant who provides matching funds for the grant. (g) A district may provide a grant to a project that involves replacing an engine that was manufactured before 1988, only if the applicant delivers that engine to the district or its agent for scrappage. The grant award amount shall include the costs the district will incur in scrapping that engine. (h) A district may provide a grant for a project involving PM control retrofit technology only if that technology has been determined to be eligible for use by the state board. (i) In determining eligible projects, a district may not exclude any technology based on the type of fuel utilized by that technology.

Cal. Health and Safety Code - HSC § 44299.85. Section 44299.85.

(a) A district may include any reduction in PM emissions that result from the implementation of the program in any state implementation plan, or revision of that plan, that is submitted to the state board pursuant to Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 40910) of Part 3 for a particulate matter nonattainment area. (b) All emission reductions or reduction credits resulting from a project funded by a district pursuant to this chapter are the property of the district that approved the grant. The district may utilize those emission reductions or reduction credits first to fulfill local and regional commitments to air quality standards. Any additional reductions or credits that exist after the local or regional commitment to air quality is fulfilled may be used by the state board to fulfill the state’s commitment to air quality standards and attainment.

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