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Incentive Programs
Tyler Harris, Manager – Planning, Rules and Incentives (805) 303-3661
Danny McQuillan,
Air Quality Engineer (805) 303-3662
In 2020, VCAPCD Incentive Programs have provided:
Incentive Program Summaries and FAQs:
School Bus CNG Tank Replacement Grant Program
Old Car Buy Back Incentive ProgramVentura County APCD old car buy back program will pay you $1,000 to voluntarily retire your 1997 or older car, pick-up truck, van, or SUV. Funding of this program is limited and will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis until this year’s grant funds are depleted.
Motor vehicles produce more than half of the air pollution in Ventura County. Removing older, high-emitting vehicles from the roadways helps clean up the air.
To qualify for the buy back program, vehicles must be operational and registered in Ventura County and additional eligibility requirements apply. To find out if your car qualifies, go to the Ventura County link on the Old Car Buy Back website: www.oldcarbuyback.com or call the Old Car Buy Back Hotline: (800) 717-7624.
APCD is required by state regulations to offer to sell any eligible vehicle to the public and hold the vehicle for a minimum of 10 days during which the vehicle will be made available for public inspection prior to dismantling. The Dismantler shall extend the waiting period for a minimum of 7 additional days if contacted by any person interested in the vehicle. A link to the available inventory of eligible vehicles may be found on the upper right hand corner of the Ventura County APCD page, which is linked to www.oldcarbuyback.com.
An advertisement for this program may be downloaded below.
Documents
Carl Moyer, FARMER, and AB 617 Community Air Protection Incentive ProgramsBACKGROUND The Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards Attainment
Program (Carl Moyer Program) is an incentive program offered
jointly by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and
California’s local air districts. The program provides
grants for cleaner-than-required engines and equipment to
help improve air quality in California. The grants are
administered by the local air districts. The program is
named after the late Dr. Carl Moyer in recognition of his
work in the air quality field and his efforts in bringing
about this incentive program. In 2022, the District will
also administer two additional incentive programs with
structures similar to the Carl Moyer Program. The District accepted applications for the 2022 Ventura
County combined Air Quality Incentives Programs from March
31, 2022 through June 10, 2022. The full list of
applications received is available here:
The District has prepared application forms that will be
used for all three grant programs, and projects will be
assigned to each program based on qualifying criteria.
Eligible projects include the following:
For additional information, please email or call:
Information is also available at these links:
http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/moyer/moyer.htm http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/moyer/guidelines/current.htm
Documents
Clean Air FundThe Clean Air Fund was created by a donation from the 3M Company. The Clean Air Fund Advisory Committee reviews all grant proposals and makes recommendations for funding to the Air Pollution Control Board. We are currently accepting proposals for projects that reduce air pollutant emissions. In the past, Clean Air Fund grants were used for the Electric Vehicle Incentive Program, Electric Lawn Mower Trade-in Program, the Commercial Leaf Blower trade-in program, and Electric Vehicle Charging Station grants. Contact Danny McQuillan at (805) 303-3662.
2018 Clean Air Fund Project: Conversion of Landscaping Equipment from Gasoline to Battery Electric
On June 20, 2017, the Ventura County Air Pollution Control Board approved a grant award to the City of Ojai to convert gasoline-powered landscaping equipment to battery power for city park maintenance. This grant award for up to $60,000 will replace different types of equipment including leaf blowers, hedge trimmers, weed eaters, pruning chain saws, pruning pole saws, push mowers and a riding mower. The City of Ojai and the Ventura County Air Pollution Control District will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony at downtown Libby Park on August 2, 2018, at 11 am to display and describe the newly acquired equipment. The press release may be downloaded below. In addition, the Air Resources Board has authored a fact sheet on the significant air pollution from small off-road engines (see ARB Attachment). For more information, contact Danny McQuillan at (805) 303-3662
Clean Air Fund Committee Meetings
Lower Emission School Bus Program (2017 CARL MOYER RESERVE FUNDING)SCHOOL BUS REPLACEMENT GRANTS AWARDED
On June 20, 2017, the Air Pollution Control Board awarded $500,483 to assist with the purchase of eight school bus replacements at four local school districts. Ventura Unified School District received four new low-emission (0.2 grams per brake horsepower-hour (g/bhp-hr) Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx)) diesel buses, and Pleasant Valley School District received two new low emission buses. Moorpark Unified School District and Rio School District each received one school bus replacement grant. These grants were funded by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Carl Moyer Reserve Funds, and final project selection was performed by CARB staff. This program was designed to replace the older 1980s Crown school buses that cannot be retrofitted with diesel PM filters. The exemption from the On-Road Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicle Regulation for these school buses ended on January 1, 2017. Staff contacted all the public school districts in the county and requested grant applications for any qualifying school bus that was being used on a daily basis. School buses having the highest annual mileage were the most cost-effective replacement projects and were given priority for state funds.
Contact Danny McQuillan at (805) 303-3662 if you have any questions about the program.
Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies Program
Background
Latest Results The 2020 voluntary incentive program, where companies were asked to reduce speeds to 10 knots or less in both the Southern California Region and in the San Francisco Bay Area, started on May 15, 2020 and ended on November 15, 2020. For the 2020 season, the VSR zones were greatly expanded by including more navigable waters in Southern California and adding the “precautionary area” (semi-circular area designated by the US Coast Guard) just outside the entrance to the San Francisco Bay. Even though the incentives remained largely the same, the companies rose to the challenge and slowed their ships down even more than previous years, further reducing air pollution and making the ocean safer and quieter for whales. The 2020 VSR incentive program reduced NOx emissions from OGVs by 748 tons, the greatest emissions reduction yet. Five companies earned the coveted sapphire award and nine companies earned the gold award. The Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies partners appreciate all the effort that these companies have been making, and recognition advertisements will be coordinated throughout the year to celebrate their continued successes.
Recent publications of 2020 VSR incentive program results:
Current Activities The voluntary 2021 VSR incentive program started on May 15, 2021 and will conclude on November 15, 2021. Eighteen shipping companies enrolled their eligible ships (container ships and Ro-Ro ships, also known as car carriers) in the 2021 VSR incentive program, the highest enrollment since the inception of the program. Program partners are collecting and analyzing ship speed data from various Automated Identification System (AIS) data sources. Participating companies will be rewarded based on the percent of distance their fleets travel at speeds of 10 knots or less in the designated VSR zones (Southern California Region and San Francisco Bay Area).
More information on the Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies partnership and VSR incentive programs can be found on the Santa Barbara County APCD website and the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary website (links below).
Contact Tyler Harris at
(805) 303-3661 if you have any
questions about the Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies
program.
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