U.S. DOT Funding Opportunities forIdle-Reduction Projects
Diane Turchetta
U.S. DOT-FHWA
Clean CitiesIdle-Reduction WebcastNovember 17, 2004
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
• Air Quality
Why Does DOT Care?
• Energy Use
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Driver Safety
• Required under the National Energy Policy
DOT Funding Opportunities - CMAQ
• Congest ion Mitigation and Air Qual ity Improv ement Progr am
• Funds transportation pr ojects and pr ogr ams to help achieve and maintain NAAQS for Oz one, CO, and PM- 10
• Apportioned to States based on:
– population in ozone and CO nonattainment areas; and
– sever ity of the air quality pr oblem
– all States guaranteed a 0.5% minim um apportionment
• Joint ly administer ed by FHWA and FTA in consult ation with EPA
CMAQ Authorization Levels
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CMAQ Eligibility – Basic Provisions
• Must be used in nonattainment or maintenance areas – if there are any. If not, can be used anywhere in the State
• Must be a transportation project and demonstrate emissions reductions
• Must be creditable under the transportation conformity process
• 20% match is required – higher is encouraged. Must be non-Federal funding
CMAQ & Idle-Reduction
• FHWA guidance on “CMAQ Eligibility for Idle-Reduction Measures” (August 2003) can be found at: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/cmaqpgs/index.htm
• TSE projects must be in – or in close proximity to - nonattainment or maintenance areas, and primarily benefit them
• Truck APU’s must also operate within nonattainment or maintenance areas
• Usually carried out under the public-private partnership provision (Section 149(e) of Title 23)
• DOT/EPA are working to address eligibility of locomotive idle-reduction
• To date, $4.0M to $5.0M in CMAQ-funded TSE projects and another $13.0M in the process
