THIS AGREEMENT WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE (EI) IN ITS EFFORTS TO REDUCE DIESEL EMISSIONS AND EXPOSURE IN MINNESOTA. SPECIFICALLY, EI WILL REPLACE 11 ON-ROAD CLASS 8 TRUCKS, TWO FRONT END LOADERS, EXCAVATORS, AND ONE STREET SWEEPER WITH 2019 - CERTIFIED TECHNOLOGY. THIS PROJECT WILL REDUCE EMISSIONS OF DIESEL PARTICULATE MATTER AND OTHER POLLUTANTS SUCH AS NITROGEN OXIDES, CARBON MONOXIDE AND HYDROCARBONS.