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Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP) Donna F. Huff Project Development Coordinator

Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP) Donna F. Huff Project Development Coordinator. Air Quality Division. •. TERP. Program Description Implementation Monitoring Reporting. TERP. TERP. Program to Date. $406 million 1,513 grant projects

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Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP) Donna F. Huff Project Development Coordinator

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  1. Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP) Donna F. HuffProject Development Coordinator Air Quality Division •

  2. TERP • Program Description • Implementation • Monitoring • Reporting

  3. TERP

  4. TERP

  5. Program to Date • $406 million • 1,513 grant projects • 5,943 vehicles, engines, and pieces of equipment • 100,582 tons of NOx reduced • 45 tons per day of NOx reduced

  6. TERP • Provides incentives for projects that reduce nitrogen oxides (NOx) • Voluntary • Equivalent reductions that would have been achieved through mandatory SIP requirements • Construction Equipment Restriction • Accelerated Purchase of Tier 2/Tier 3 diesel equipment

  7. Funding Sources • Portion of vehicle certificate of title fee • 2% surcharge for sale, lease, rental, storage, use and consumption of heavy-duty diesel (HDD) non-road equipment • $10 inspection fee surcharge for commercial motor vehicles

  8. Funding Sources • 2.5% surcharge for sale, lease, or use of pre-1997 HDD vehicles over 14,000 lbs; 1% for 1997 and later HDDs • 10% registration fee surcharge for truck tractors and commercial motor vehicles

  9. Implementation • Administration: • Request for Applications/Notice of Rebate Grants • Application forms • Outreach • Workshops in eligible areas • Application assistance

  10. Implementation • Release the Request for Applications/Notice of Rebate Grants: • Web site/listserv • Press release • Mail outs • Dealers • TxDOT database

  11. Implementation • Emissions Reduction Incentive Grants • Open/close date • Review applications • Calculators • Engine family codes • Enforcement check

  12. Implementation • Emissions Reduction Incentive Grants • Project Selection • Selection committee • Cost per ton • Notify applicants • Contracts

  13. Implementation • Rebate Grants • Small businesses • First-come, first-served • Open/close date • Availability of funds • Pre-calculated numbers • Application becomes contract

  14. Reimbursement • Grant funds are paid to reimburse expenses incurred by the grant recipient • Reimbursements are made after the purchase • Grant recipients may assign the grant payment to the dealer or financing entity • Reimbursement forms are provided with the contract

  15. Disposition • Salvage Only • $1,000 default amount for on-road and non-road • 90 days payment from TCEQ

  16. Usage Commitment • Contractual commitment • 75 percent of usage must be in eligible areas • Miles • Hours • Fuel Failure to meet the usage commitment may result in the recipient having to return a share or all of the grant funds

  17. Monitoring and Reporting • Monitoring • Application verification • High risk • Reporting • Semi-annually • Usage commitment (miles, hours, fuel) Failure to report may result in the recipient having to return a share or all of the grant funds

  18. Monitoring and Reporting • Global Positioning Systems (GPS) • Eligible grant expense • Installation • Unit • Service • TCEQ vendor • Grantee responsibility

  19. Monitoring and Reporting • Global Positioning Systems (GPS) • Self reporting • Voluntary • Reporting requirement waived • Enforcement tool • Noncompliance • High risk • Required to be eligible

  20. Contacts • Web Site: www.terpgrants.org • Email: terp@tceq.state.tx.us • Toll Free: 800-919-TERP (8377)

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