American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) Information

Diesel Emissions Reductions

Massachusetts has developed a ten-point action plan, including retrofits of all school and transit buses by 2010, to immediately reduce the public health impacts of diesel pollution. This $1.73 million in stimulus funds ($88 million allocated to states by formula) has been added to existing program funds to advance this plan:

• Repower eleven MBTA Cummins head end locomotive engines ($1,100,000)
• Complete the Massport Fish Pier Electrification project ($100,000)
• Retrofit waste hauler vehicles ($115,000)
• Fund the incremental cost for municipalities to purchase diesel hybrid trucks. ($160,000)

MassDEP also applied for and received $502,500 in additional diesel reduction stimulus funds under a competitive application process ($156 million in competitive grants was available nationwide). This grant will be used to implement a program to retrofit state-owned, on-road heavy duty vehicles and will focus primarily on MassHighway vehicles.

Eligibility Criteria

Designated state environmental agencies are eligible as well as regional, state, local, tribal or port agencies with air quality jurisdiction. Nonprofits that represent or provide pollution reduction or education and entities whose purpose is the promotion of transportation or air quality are also eligible.

Resources

Federal Guidelines

Massachusetts Procurement Access & Solicitation System (Comm-Pass)

EPA Press Release

Information and Application for the Waste Collection Vehicle Retrofits & Diesel Hybrid Truck Purchase Program

Important Dates

Contact

Kerry Bowie
Kerry.Bowie@state.ma.us
617-556-1008