Alabama DRAFT VW Mitigation Plan Released Dec 27th

Alabama Releases Draft VW Mitigation Plan   The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) today released the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust Beneficiary Mitigation Plan. A public hearing will be held on January 15, 2019 in the 7th floor auditorium at the Alabama Center for Commerce located at 401 Adams Avenue in Montgomery.

Read the Draft Mitigation Plan by Clicking https://files.constantcontact.com/c92236c9001/d680a9ec-4831-448a-920b-c22018eecd9e.pdf

I Plan to Attend the Draft VW Plan Public Hearing on January 15th? Yes Select No Select Maybe Select   Your Input is Very Important!   Please plan to attend the Public Hearing on January 15th if, after reading the Draft VW Mitigation Plan, you feel further input should be considered before the Plan is finalized and sent to the Governor for her signature.   Your positive input is very important to the success of distributing $25.5 Million to entities in our State.

The Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition is excited about the release of the Draft VW Mitigation Plan. Finalization of the Plan and release of requests for proposals will allow public and private entities in Alabama the opportunity to defray significant costs when replacing older (pre-2009)vehicles with newer, cleaner alternative fuel vehicles. Read the Draft Plan. Attend the Public Input meeting. Prepare your proposal ideas. Call us if we can be of assistance.

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      2018 DERA School Bus                  Rebate Program

School buses travel over four billion miles each year, providing the safest transportation to and from school for more than 25 million American children every day. However, diesel exhaust from these buses has a negative impact on human health, especially for children, who have a faster breathing rate than adults and whose lungs are not yet fully developed.

The 2018 School Bus Rebate Program will offer over $9 million to public and private fleet owners for the replacement of old diesel school buses with new buses certified to EPA’s cleanest emission standards. EPA will award selected applicants $15,000-20,000 per bus for scrapping and replacing old buses. 

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Request for Proposals Now Open

Deadline for proposals: Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at 11:59 p.m. ET 

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is excited to announce the availability of approximately $40 million in Diesel Emission Reduction Program (DERA) funds to support projects aimed at reducing emissions from the nation's existing fleet of older diesel engines. Under this competition, between 20 and 80 awards are anticipated to be made to eligible applicants.

Eligible applicants include regional, state, local or tribal agencies, or port authorities, with jurisdiction over transportation or air quality. Nonprofit organizations may apply if they provide pollution reduction or educational services to diesel fleet owners or have, as their principal purpose, the promotion of transportation or air quality.

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ADECA has been designated by Governor Ivey to administer the Volkswagen Settlement in Alabama.  $25.5M will be available to the state for transportation projects that reduce emissions in the state. ADECA is holding regional Public Information and Listening Sessions throughout the state in the next few weeks (see attached schedule) to provide information about the settlement and gather input for the development of a spending plan for the funds. 

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The Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition is joining Lawson State Community College to sponsor the National Alternative Fuel Training Consortium’s National Odyssey Day.

National Odyssey Day is a nationwide biennial event to educate the public about alternative fuels and advanced technology vehicles as well as the important role these vehicles play in providing solutions to our nation’s energy security and environmental issues.

As part of National Odyssey Day, there will be an in-depth discussion of the VW Mitigation Trust Fund settlement and what effect Alabama’s $16 million share may have on the s

More than 125 sites across the nation will join together on April 20 to further this cause. Lawson State, as a member of the National Alternative Fuel Training Consortium, is a great place to celebrate National Odyssey Day!

to register click HERE

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