Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 391 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Chapter 391-3 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Subject 391-3-21 - GRANT PROGRAMS
Rule 391-3-21-.08 - Owens-Brockway Supplemental Environmental Project Georgia School Bus Retrofit Grant Program

Universal Citation: GA Rules and Regs r 391-3-21-.08

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through September 23, 2024

(1) Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc. Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP) Georgia School Bus Retrofit Program Scope and Purpose: Grant funds are available to the 20-county Atlanta ozone maintenance area (Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Spalding, Rockdale, Walton) under the Federal Consent Decree (DOJ Case # 90-5-1-09678) for purchasing and installing diesel emission control devices and/or the incremental cost of purchasing vehicles that will operate on natural gas, propane, or are hybrid electric.

(a) General Terms and Conditions.

1. Projects submitted for funding under this Program must:

(i) Identify the vehicles for installing emission control devices and type of emission control equipment to be used; and/or

(ii) Identify the vehicles for purchase that are hybrid electric or that will operate on propane or natural gas.

2. Submitted projects must conform to all applicable programmatic and administrative conditions including, without limitation:

(i) Coordination with EPD personnel;

(ii) Use of verified emission control technologies under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Retrofit Program or the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for projects including emission control equipment;

(iii) Use of natural gas, propane, or hybrid electric engine configurations that have been certified by EPA and/or CARB to meet at a minimum the 2010 emission standards for projects including the purchase of natural gas, propane, or hybrid electric vehicles;

(iv) Submission of quarterly and final reports when requested;

(v) Compliance with applicable procurement and subgrant procedures;

(vi) Certification that the emission control equipment was properly installed and is in working condition when applicable;

(vii) Use of data-logging in accordance with manufacturer specifications of diesel vehicles that will be equipped with emission control equipment on existing routes to ensure proper exhaust temperature profiles;

(viii) Properly maintain vehicles and retrofit equipment and enforce warranty claims against vendors, as applicable, if a maintenance problem arises for all buses and equipment purchased as a part of this grant; and

(ix) Use of the emission control equipment and/or natural gas, propane, and/or hybrid electric vehicles for a minimum of four years unless the equipment is damaged beyond repair and/or the vehicle becomes inoperable and is unable to be repaired.

(b) Eligible Recipients. Eligible applicants for this grant are school systems and municipal governments within the 20 county metro Atlanta ozone maintenance area.

(d) Criteria for the Award. Grant awards will be limited to projects that include the purchase and installation of diesel emission control devices on public school or municipal government-owned and -operated diesel-powered vehicles and/or equipment; and/or the purchase of natural gas, propane, or hybrid electric vehicles. In the event that the total requested funding in the eligible projects exceed the available funding, EPD will give preference to applications from eligible school systems. Within the preferences, EPD will rank the applications according to the cost effectiveness of each project (cost per ton of emission reduced over the lifetime of the project).

(e) Deadline for Submittal. EPD will send out the first solicitation for applications within one month of notice of criteria approval. Applications will be due no later than eight weeks after release of the solicitation. Funding will be distributed based on the criteria for award between applicants that reply within the first solicitation period. If funds remain or additional funds are received after funds are awarded to all qualified projects from the first solicitation, additional solicitation(s) will be issued until all of the funds have been obligated. In the first solicitation, projects will be awarded based on the order in which projects rank within the criteria selection process. The applications will be evaluated based on the criteria stated in Subsection (d). If additional solicitations are needed, applications will be awarded based on the order in which projects rank within the criteria selection process.

(f) Directions For Submitting Applications for the Owens-Brockway SEP Georgia School Bus Retrofit Program. Requests for copies of the general guidelines, proposal forms and submittal of applications for the Owens-Brockway SEP Georgia School Bus Retrofit Program should be made to:

Georgia Environmental Protection Division

Mobile and Area Sources Program

4244 International Parkway, Suite 134

Atlanta, Georgia 30354

(g) Award of the Owens-Brockway SEP Georgia School Bus Retrofit Program is subject to funding provided to EPD. EPD may fund individual projects less than the requested amounts if necessary to distribute funds among equally-ranked projects or to reduce the project cost to the maximum allowable distribution.

O.C.G.A. § 12-9-1 et seq., as amended.

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