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Community Air Protection Program (AB 617)

Community Meetings

FEBRUARY 5, 2019 LAMONT FEBRUARY 6, 2019 VISALIA FEBRUARY 11, 2019 STOCKTON FEBRUARY 27, 2019 WEBINAR

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Why are we here?

• Hear your concerns about air quality in your community
• Share your thoughts on the AB 617 community selection

process

• Discuss your priorities for incentive funding to clean up the air
• Answer your questions on air monitoring and enforcement
• Provide information, tools, and contacts

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Building a Community‐Focused Framework

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Blueprint for Program Implementation

Defines statewide strategies and sets requirements for:

• Public engagement and community

partnerships

• Selecting communities
• Conducting community air

monitoring

• Developing community emissions

reduction programs

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The 10 initial communities serve as statewide models

Booth Displays

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Technology Clearinghouse Incentives

AQ‐VIEW Monitoring Data Portal Air Monitoring

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Today’s Community‐Focused Discussions

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Community Selection Incentives

Enforcement

Other ideas?

Online Resource Center

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Contact Us

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Community Air Protection Program

• Website:

https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our‐work/programs/community‐air‐protection‐program‐ab617

• Click “Subscribe” for listserve:

Community Air (or) airecomunitario

• Email:

CommunityAir@arb.ca.gov or AireComunitario@arb.ca.gov

Breakout Sessions & Booths

Pick a table for the first 20‐minute discussion session Share ideas and ask questions Visit booths for 20 minutes Move to another table for the second 20‐minute session Wrap‐up and summarize main ideas for all participants

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Thank you for joining us!

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Community Air Protection Funds

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Overview

• $495 million so far – additional $200 million proposed
• Air districts implement in consultation with communities
• Reduce toxics, smog-forming pollutants and greenhouse

gases

• Replace dirty engines with cleaner or zero emission technologies
• Stationary Sources (i.e. chrome plating)

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Project Types

• Reduce Chrome Plating

Emissions

• Cleanup School Facilities
• K-12 public schools
• Air Filtration
• Zero Emission Lawn and Garden
• Low-Emitting Formaldehyde
• Transportation
• Scrap Dirty
• Trucks
• Off-Road Equipment
• Marine Vessels
• Locomotives
• Replace with Cleaner

Alternatives and Infrastructure

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Guiding Principles for Allocations

• Listening to Communities
• Significant portion to the initial communities selected by the Board
• Consider precedent set by the Legislature with the specified allocation of

funds in the first year

• Consider the needs of other communities that CARB “is considering for

selection in future years” per SB 856

• Provide Community Air Protection Funds to smaller districts for projects in

their disadvantaged communities

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Next Steps

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• March 8 - publish proposed Guidelines for public comment
• April 25-26 - present proposed Guidelines to Board
• Continued guidance from communities is critical
• Direction on creation of additional stationary source categories
• New incentive options for community emissions reduction programs
• Allow flexibility to meet community needs as they are identified

Continuing the Conversation

Keep up with Community Air Protection Incentives! Subscribe to the mailing list:

https://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/cap/capfunds.htm

We want to hear from you! Contact CARB at:

Martina.diaz@arb.ca.gov

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• Requests for more Info
• Meeting requests
• Comments/suggestions