texas emissions reduction plan (terp) donna f. huff project development coordinator
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Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP) Donna F. Huff Project Development Coordinator. Air Quality Division. •. TERP. Program Description Implementation Monitoring Reporting. TERP. TERP. Program to Date. $406 million 1,513 grant projects - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP)
Donna F. HuffProject Development Coordinator
Air Quality Division •
Air Quality Division • www.terpgrants.org • 1-800-919-TERP (8377) Page 2
TERP
• Program Description
• Implementation
• Monitoring
• Reporting
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TERP
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TERP
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Program to Date
• $406 million
• 1,513 grant projects
• 5,943 vehicles, engines, and pieces of equipment
• 100,582 tons of NOx reduced
• 45 tons per day of NOx reduced
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TERP
• Provides incentives for projects that reduce nitrogen oxides (NOx)
– Voluntary
– Equivalent reductions that would have been achieved through mandatory SIP requirements
Construction Equipment Restriction Accelerated Purchase of Tier 2/Tier 3
diesel equipment
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Funding Sources
• Portion of vehicle certificate of title fee
• 2% surcharge for sale, lease, rental, storage, use and consumption of heavy-duty diesel (HDD) non-road equipment
• $10 inspection fee surcharge for commercial motor vehicles
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Funding Sources
• 2.5% surcharge for sale, lease, or use of pre-1997 HDD vehicles over 14,000 lbs; 1% for 1997 and later HDDs
• 10% registration fee surcharge for truck tractors and commercial motor vehicles
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Implementation
• Administration:
– Request for Applications/Notice of Rebate Grants
– Application forms
– Outreach Workshops in eligible areas Application assistance
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Implementation
• Release the Request for Applications/Notice of Rebate Grants:
– Web site/listserv
– Press release
– Mail outs Dealers TxDOT database
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Implementation
• Emissions Reduction Incentive Grants
– Open/close date
– Review applications Calculators Engine family codes Enforcement check
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Implementation
• Emissions Reduction Incentive Grants
– Project Selection Selection committee Cost per ton
– Notify applicants
– Contracts
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Implementation• Rebate Grants
– Small businesses
– First-come, first-served
– Open/close date Availability of funds
– Pre-calculated numbers
– Application becomes contract
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Reimbursement
• Grant funds are paid to reimburse expenses incurred by the grant recipient
• Reimbursements are made after the purchase
• Grant recipients may assign the grant payment to the dealer or financing entity
• Reimbursement forms are provided with the contract
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Disposition
• Salvage Only
• $1,000 default amount for on-road and non-road
• 90 days payment from TCEQ
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Usage Commitment• Contractual commitment
• 75 percent of usage must be in eligible areas
– Miles– Hours– Fuel
Failure to meet the usage commitment may result in the recipient having to return a share or all of the grant funds
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Monitoring and Reporting• Monitoring– Application verification– High risk
• Reporting – Semi-annually– Usage commitment (miles, hours, fuel)
Failure to report may result in the recipient having to return a share or all of the grant funds
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Monitoring and Reporting
• Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
– Eligible grant expense Installation Unit
– Service TCEQ vendor Grantee responsibility
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Monitoring and Reporting
• Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
– Self reporting Voluntary Reporting requirement waived
– Enforcement tool Noncompliance
– High risk Required to be eligible
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Contacts
• Web Site: www.terpgrants.org
• Email: [email protected]
• Toll Free: 800-919-TERP (8377)