Two Additional Workshops
and Release of Draft Discussion Document and Workshop Presentation on FARMER Program Guidelines
California Air Resources Board (CARB) staff are holding two
additional public workshops, in addition to the three workshops previously
announced, on the development of the Funding Agricultural Replacement Measures
for Emission Reductions (FARMER) Program Guidelines. The workshops will provide an opportunity for
the public to participate with CARB staff and other stakeholders in the
development of the program guidelines.
All meeting materials will be the same in all locations.
Details for the two additional workshops:
DATE: Friday, February 2, 2018
TIME: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00
p.m. (PST)
LOCATION: San Diego Regional Water
Quality Control Board
2375 Northside
Drive
San Diego,
California 92108
DATE: Monday, February 5, 2018
TIME: 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
(PST)
LOCATION: Tehama County Air Pollution
Control District
1834 Walnut Street
Red Bluff,
California 96080
Details for the three previously announced workshops:
DATE: Wednesday,
January 24, 2018
TIME: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00
p.m. (PST)
LOCATION: Sonoma County Farm Bureau
3589 Westwind Boulevard
Santa Rosa,
California 95403
DATE: Friday,
January 26, 2018
TIME: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00
p.m. (PST)
LOCATION: California Air Resources Board
Monitoring and
Laboratory Division
1927 13th Street
Sacramento,
California 95811
Street parking is available, but limited. The meeting in Sacramento will be available
via webinar for those unable to attend in person. The web broadcast can be accessed on the day
of the workshop with the following webinar ID: 165-524-867.
DATE: Tuesday,
January 30, 2018
TIME: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00
p.m. (PST)
LOCATION: San Joaquin Valley Air
Pollution Control District
Central Valley
Regional Office
1990 E. Gettysburg
Avenue
Fresno, California
93726
The public can also attend this Central Valley workshop by
video conference at the air district’s Modesto and Bakersfield offices at:
Modesto Office
4800 Enterprise Way
Modesto, CA 95356
Bakersfield Office
34946 Flyover Court
Bakersfield, CA 93308
CARB staff has posted a draft discussion document and workshop presentation for FARMER Program Guidelines in preparation for the public
workshops above. The Discussion Document describes CARB staff’s recommended agriculture-related
investments from the following funding sources:
- $85 million from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) in Assembly Bill (AB) 134;
- $15 million from the Air Quality Improvement Fund (AQIF) in AB 109; and
- $35 million from the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Fund (ARFVTF) in AB 109.
In September 2017, Governor Brown signed into law AB 134
(Committee on Budget, Chapter 254, Statutes of 2017) and AB 109 (Ting, Chapter
249, Statutes of 2017). Together, these
two bills appropriate $135 million from the State Budget for Fiscal Year 2017-18
to CARB for the reduction of criteria, toxic, and greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions from the agricultural sector.
In both budget bills, agricultural harvesting equipment, heavy-duty trucks, agricultural pump
engines, tractors, and other equipment used in agricultural operations are all
listed as eligible for funding.
At these workshops, CARB staff
will discuss and seek input on:
- Proposed air district funding allocations;
- Recommendations for eligible project categories; and
- Recommendations on the FARMER Program design and requirements for all proposed project categories.
Staff will incorporate input received at these workshops in
the proposed FARMER Program Guidelines that will be posted on February 16 for a
30-day public comment period before Board consideration at CARB’s March Board
Hearing.
The draft discussion document and workshop presentation for
the FARMER Program Guidelines can be found on the FARMER Program website.
Contact
If you have questions regarding the workshop, please contact
Ms. Erin Uchida, Air
Resources Engineer, at (916) 323‑0002.
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