THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FUNDING TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY TO ENHANCE ITS TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES AND CAPACITY TO USE AND SUPPORT THE EXCHANGE NETWORK (EN). THE EN AND THIS PROJECT, WILL ULTIMATELY STREAMLINE AND MODERNIZE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROCESSES AND DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING. THIS IN TURN WILL IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY, EFFECTIVENESS, AND EASE OF EXCHANGING ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION WITHIN ORGANIZATIONS, WITH THE REGULATED COMMUNITY, THE PUBLIC OR BETWEEN CO-REGULATORS WHICH IS KEY TO SUCCESSFUL ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM MANAGEMENT. SPECIFICALLY, THE PROJECT'S WORK WILL 1) SEEKS TO IMPLEMENT US EPA VIRTUAL EXCHANGE SERVICES (VES) FOR THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO CONITINUE TO SUPPORT ITS EXISTING DATA FLOW. THIS WILLL SHIFT THE FACILITY INFORMATION (FACID), TOXIC RELEASE INVENTORY SYSTEM (TRI), AND TIER II FLOWS TO THE VES; 2) UPDATE CALIFORNIA RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT INFORMATION (RCRAINFO) FLOW TO CURRENT VERSION AND IMPLEMENT THROUGH VES;