Off Road Vehicles
The Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards Attainment Program (Carl Moyer Program) is a state funded program that offers grants to owners of heavy-duty vehicles and equipment in order to reduce air pollution emissions from heavy-duty engines.
Air District will start accepting project applications for the Carl Moyer Program Year 13 funding cycle on August 8, 2011.
What types of off-road diesel projects are eligible for grants?
Grants are available to help off-road diesel engine owners to: 1) install verified diesel emission control systems (VDECS) on existing engines, 2) replace older engines with newer and emission-certified engines in existing equipment (with VDECS, where possible), and 3) replace an entire piece of old equipment with newer equipment with a cleanest available engine (with VDECS, where possible).
Who can apply?
Owners of off-road equipment that 1) is at least 3 years from regulation compliance (small fleets for construction/industrial) OR 2) is exempt from regulation (diesel agricultural) are eligible to apply. Equipment must have a motive engine of at least 25 hp. Common equipment to off-road funding includes loaders, tractors, dozers, excavators, scrapers and forklifts. Older and higher usage (as recorded by an hour meter or other reliable records) equipment are more likely to yield a cost-effective and fundable project. Funding opportunities are very unlikely for equipment that has fewer than 3 years until a first compliance date or is already under regulation (such off-road medium and large fleets, large-spark ignition equipment and cargo handling equipment) unless the equipment owner can demonstrate emission reductions that are surplus to any regulatory requirement.
All vehicles and equipment funded with a grant must operate within the Air District’s boundaries. The District is accepting applications for projects throughout its jurisdiction, but will prioritize projects that reduce emissions in highly impacted communities. Highest priority will be given to the following six highly impacted communities:
- Concord
- Richmond/San Pablo
- Western Alameda County
- San Jose
- Redwood City/East Palo Alto
- Eastern San Francisco.
See Priority Community Map (439 k PDF, 1 pg) for highly impacted communities in the Bay Area. The following counties are part of the Air District’s jurisdiction: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Mateo, San Francisco, Santa Clara, and Napa counties. The southern portions of Solano and Sonoma counties are also part of the Air District.
How do I find out more about what regulation my equipment is subject to and what my first compliance date is?
If you are unsure what regulation your equipment falls under and therefore cannot determine whether or not you are eligible to apply for grant funding, please call the ARB regulatory hotline at 866-6-DIESEL or visit the following ARB webpages:
- Off-Road Diesel Vehicle Rule (includes diesel airport equipment)
- Mobile Cargo Handling Equipment at Ports and Intermodal Rail Yards (includes equipment such as yard trucks, hostlers, cranes, top handlers, side handlers, forklifts, and loaders)
- Off-Road Large Spark-Ignition (LSI) Gasoline and LPG Equipment Rule. Includes forklifts, specialty vehicles, airport service equipment, large turf care equipment, portable generators, and a wide array of other agricultural, construction, and general industrial equipment powered by gasoline, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), and other alternate fuels.
What other information should I know about the grants for off-road engines?
- The application requires that you submit information about your existing engine and equipment (model year, serial number, engine tier, usage documentation) and information about the replacement engine or equipment (quotes from your engine dealer for prices, engine tier, and engine executive order).
- The equipment replacement project type (ERP) requires that grantees work with a District-approved dealership that has been trained to participate in ERP. The list of approved dealers can be found on the Off-Road Equipment Replacement Program (ERP) webpage.
- Funding is provided first-come, first-serve until the funds are depleted, based on a complete application (not just a submitted application) starting August 8, 2011.
What can I do now, before I start my application?
- Understand any applicable state fleet rules that may apply to your fleet.
Assess your fleet to determine which equipment might be good candidates for which project type (retrofit filter only, engine replacement or equipment replacement).
- Contact your engine or equipment dealer to discuss possible projects for your equipment.
- Review the applicable application and start collecting required information and documentation.
- Contact the Air District with any additional questions; Judy Williams at 415-749-4738.