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The California Air Resources Board (CARB or Board) invites you to participate in a public workshop on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-22 Funding Plan for Clean Transportation Incentives. The FY 2021-22 Funding Plan will describe CARB’s proposed investments from the Air Quality Improvement Program (AQIP) fund and Low Carbon Transportation Investments.
The workshop meeting will be held via Zoom webinar at the following date and time:
Date: Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (PT)
Location: Webinar/Teleconference
Please register for the webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about how to join the webinar by computer or by telephone.
Purpose of Workshop
This is the first in a series of public workshops and work group meetings CARB staff will hold on development of the FY 2021-22 Funding Plan. CARB staff anticipates releasing a proposed FY 2021-22 Funding Plan in fall 2021.
The workshop agenda is now available. Staff’s presentation will be posted prior to the workshop on CARB’s Low Carbon Transportation/AQIP website.
All interested stakeholders are invited to attend.
Background
Cap-and-Trade Auction Proceeds Low Carbon Transportation Funding: Since FY 2013-14, Cap-and-Trade auction proceeds have supported clean transportation incentive programs designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Low Carbon Transportation funding has allowed CARB to expand the types of projects previously funded through AQIP. These investments accelerate the transition to low carbon freight and passenger transportation with a priority on providing health and economic benefits to California’s most disadvantaged communities. To date, over 55 percent of CARB’s Low Carbon Transportation funding has been in or benefitting low-income and disadvantaged communities, including low-income households.
The Legislature has appropriated over $2.1 billion to CARB for Low Carbon Transportation projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions over the past seven budget cycles. The proposed "Governor's Budget Summary 2021-22" includes $465 million for Low Carbon Transportation investments using Cap-and-Trade auction proceeds from the 2020-21 and 2021-22 budget years.
AQIP: AQIP is a voluntary, mobile source incentive program that focuses on reducing criteria pollutant and diesel particulate emissions with concurrent reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. The Governor’s proposed State Budget for FY 2021-22 includes $28.64 million for AQIP investments.
Annual Funding Plan: The annual funding plan is each year’s blueprint for expending Low Carbon Transportation and AQIP funds appropriated to CARB in the State Budget. The plan describes CARB’s policy drivers and vision for advanced technology mobile source investments, eligible project categories and criteria, project funding allocations, and program implementation details, and provides the justification for these investments.
Contact
If you have questions regarding the workshop, please contact Ms. Andrea Morgan, Air Resources Engineer.
If you require a special accommodation or need this document in an alternate format (i.e. Braille, large print) or another language, please contact Ms. Silvia Tunnell, Office Technician, as soon as possible. TTY/TDD/Speech to Speech users may dial 711 for the California Relay Service.
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