Alabama DRAFT VW Mitigation Plan Released Dec 27th

Alabama Releases Draft VW Mitigation Plan   The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) today released the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust Beneficiary Mitigation Plan. A public hearing will be held on January 15, 2019 in the 7th floor auditorium at the Alabama Center for Commerce located at 401 Adams Avenue in Montgomery.

Read the Draft Mitigation Plan by Clicking https://files.constantcontact.com/c92236c9001/d680a9ec-4831-448a-920b-c22018eecd9e.pdf

I Plan to Attend the Draft VW Plan Public Hearing on January 15th? Yes Select No Select Maybe Select   Your Input is Very Important!   Please plan to attend the Public Hearing on January 15th if, after reading the Draft VW Mitigation Plan, you feel further input should be considered before the Plan is finalized and sent to the Governor for her signature.   Your positive input is very important to the success of distributing $25.5 Million to entities in our State.

The Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition is excited about the release of the Draft VW Mitigation Plan. Finalization of the Plan and release of requests for proposals will allow public and private entities in Alabama the opportunity to defray significant costs when replacing older (pre-2009)vehicles with newer, cleaner alternative fuel vehicles. Read the Draft Plan. Attend the Public Input meeting. Prepare your proposal ideas. Call us if we can be of assistance.

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Successful Propane "Autogas Answers" Workshop held in Birmingham. Workshop attended by 55 interested government, municipal, transit, industry stakeholders. Excellent information presented by experts and current users of propane Autogas. Continue to view press release

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Plan now to attend this educational event. The workshop will be a wonderful opportunity to gain in-depth, and actionable, information about propane autogas...an economical, safe and clean domestic alternative transportation fuel that is powering many fleets in Alabama and across the U.S.A.

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Request for Proposals Now Open

Deadline for proposals: Tuesday, June 12, 2018 at 11:59 p.m. ET 

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is excited to announce the availability of approximately $40 million in Diesel Emission Reduction Program (DERA) funds to support projects aimed at reducing emissions from the nation's existing fleet of older diesel engines. Under this competition, between 20 and 80 awards are anticipated to be made to eligible applicants.

Eligible applicants include regional, state, local or tribal agencies, or port authorities, with jurisdiction over transportation or air quality. Nonprofit organizations may apply if they provide pollution reduction or educational services to diesel fleet owners or have, as their principal purpose, the promotion of transportation or air quality.

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ADECA has been designated by Governor Ivey to administer the Volkswagen Settlement in Alabama.  $25.5M will be available to the state for transportation projects that reduce emissions in the state. ADECA is holding regional Public Information and Listening Sessions throughout the state in the next few weeks (see attached schedule) to provide information about the settlement and gather input for the development of a spending plan for the funds. 

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