Formula Grant 02F47701

DESCRIPTION:THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO NEW MEXICO ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT'S (NMED) AIR QUALITY BUREAU (AQB) SPECIFICALLY THE RECIPIENT WILL 'PROTECT THE INHABITANTS AND NATURAL BEAUTY OF NEW MEXICO BY PREVENTING THE DETERIORATION OF AIR QUALITY.' REDUCING HARMFUL EMISSIONS GENERATED FROM HEAVY-DUTY DIESEL-FUELED VEHICLES IS A PROGRESSIVE STEP TOWARDS UPHOLDING THE MISSION OF THE AQB. DIESEL EMISSIONS REDUCTION ACT (DERA) FUNDS AFFORD THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS AND REDUCE HARMFUL EMISSIONS GENERATED BY HEAVY-DUTY DIESEL-FUELED TRUCKS. THE AQB HAS SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED A VARIETY OF DIESEL EMISSION REDUCTION PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE, ENHANCING AIR QUALITY AND THE QUALITY OF THE LIVES OF THE RESIDENTS THAT ARE REGULARLY EXPOSED TO THE HARMFUL EMISSIONS EMITTED FROM DIESEL-FUELED VEHICLES. NEW MEXICO'S CLEAN DIESEL PROGRAM IS A SUB-GRANT PROGRAM DESIGNED TO REDUCE DIESEL EMISSIONS. THE PROGRAM WILL BE APPLIED BROADLY ACROSS VARIOUS SECTORS IN THE STATE, EMPLOYING A VARIETY OF DIESEL EMISSION REDUCTION TECHNOLOGIES. THE PROGRAM WILL PRIMARILY TARGET PUBLICLY-OWNED FLEETS THAT OPERATE IN HIGHLY POPULATED AREAS, AREAS WITH SENSITIVE RECEPTOR GROUPS SUCH AS SCHOOLS OR MEDICAL FACILITIES, AREAS THAT RECEIVE A DISPROPORTIONATE QUANTITY OF AIR POLLUTION FOR DIESEL FLEETS, AND AREAS THAT ARE, OR NEAR NON-ATTAINMENT FOR PARTICULATE MATTER OR OZONE. SELECTED EARLY VEHICLE REPLACEMENT PROJECTS WILL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS AS OUTLINED IN THE PROGRAM GUIDE. THE PROJECT(S) WILL BE THOROUGHLY DOCUMENTED, AND THE OLDER VEHICLES WILL BE DISABLED ACCORDING TO THE PROGRAM GUIDE. OUTPUT/OUTCOMES: 1. FOCUS ON FUNDING PROJECTS THAT REPOWER OR REPLACE OLDER DIESEL-FUELED VEHICLES AND ENGINES. 2. FOCUS ON VEHICLES, ENGINES, AND EQUIPMENT OPERATING OR LOCATED IN OR NEAR AREAS THAT BEAR A DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE OF THE AIR POLLUTION BURDEN (PRIORITY AREAS), SUCH AS: A. DISTRIBUTION CENTERS; B. FLEET YARDS, TO INCLUDE SCHOOL BUS FLEETS; C. TRUCK STOPS; D. MAJOR ROADWAYS/HIGHWAYS; E. MULTIMODAL CENTERS; F. PORTS; G. RAIL AND BUS TERMINALS; H. AIRPORTS; AND I. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AREAS. 3. PRIORITIZE PROJECTS LOCATED IN OR NEAR AREAS THAT ARE IN NONATTAINMENT OF THE NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS (NAAQS) FOR OZONE (O3), PARTICULATE MATTER (PM), OR NITROGEN DIOXIDE (NO2). 4. FOCUS ON PROJECTS LOCATED IN AREAS WITH HIGH POPULATION DENSITY AND HIGH TRAFFIC DENSITY. IN NEW MEXICO, AREAS OF HIGH POPULATION DENSITY ARE OFTEN THE AREAS WITH THE POOREST AIR QUALITY.ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE SELECTING PROJECTS THAT WILL REDUCE OR ELIMINATE EMISSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH DIESEL-FUELED ON-ROAD AND NON-ROAD SOURCES, FOCUSING ON THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE PROJECTS THAT WILL MAXIMIZE EMISSION REDUCTIONS. THE FOLLOWING LIST INDICATES THE STATE'S OVERALL GOALS UTILIZING THE DERA FUNDS. THIS LIST IS NOT MEANT TO BE INCLUSIVE. THE STATE MAY CONSIDER OTHER QUALIFICATIONS AND FACTORS WHEN SELECTING PROJECTS FOR FUNDING. 1. FOCUS ON FUNDING PROJECTS THAT REPOWER OR REPLACE OLDER DIESEL-FUELED VEHICLES AND ENGINES. 2. FOCUS ON VEHICLES, ENGINES, AND EQUIPMENT OPERATING OR LOCATED IN OR NEAR AREAS THAT BEAR A DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE OF THE AIR POLLUTION BURDEN (PRIORITY AREAS), SUCH AS: A. DISTRIBUTION CENTERS; B. FLEET YARDS, TO INCLUDE SCHOOL BUS FLEETS; C. TRUCK STOPS; D. MAJOR ROADWAYS AND HIGHWAYS; E. MULTIMODAL CENTERS; F. PORTS; G. RAIL AND BUS TERMINALS; H. AIRPORTS; AND I. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AREAS. 3. PRIORITIZE PROJECTS LOCATED IN, OR NEAR, AREAS THAT ARE IN NONATTAINMENT OF THE NAAQS FOR OZONE (O3), PARTICULATE MATTER (PM), OR NITROGEN DIOXIDE (NO2). 4. FOCUS ON PROJECTS LOCATED IN AREAS WITH HIGH POPULATION DENSITY AND HIGH TRAFFIC DENSITY. IN NEW MEXICO, AREAS OF HIGH POPULATION DENSITY ARE OFTEN THE AREAS WITH THE POOREST AIR QUALITY. SUBRECIPIENT:NMED WILL IMPLEMENT A COMPETITIVE SUBAWARD PROCESS TO SELECT SUBRECIPIENTS FOR EMISSION REDUCTION PROJECTS THROUGH THEIR DERA PROGRAM.O