(a)  Eligible projects may include, but shall not be limited to, any of the following:

(1)  Purchase of new very low- or zero-emission covered vehicles or covered engines to replace older heavy-duty diesel vehicles or engines.

(2)  NOx emission-reducing retrofit of covered engines, or replacement of old diesel engines and drives powering covered sources with newer diesel engines and drives certified to more stringent NOx emissions standards than the engine being replaced.

(3)  Purchase and use of NOx emission-reducing add-on equipment for covered vehicles.

(4)  Implementation of practical, low-emission retrofit technologies, repower options, advanced technologies, or low sulfur or alternative fuel mixtures for covered engines and vehicles.

(b)  In determining eligible projects, the district shall not exclude any technology based on the type of fuel utilized by that technology.

(c)  Eligible applicants may be any person or public agency that owns one or more covered vehicles that operate primarily within the San Joaquin Valley federal ozone nonattainment area or otherwise contribute substantially to the NOx emissions inventory in the San Joaquin Valley federal ozone nonattainment area, as determined by the district.

(d)  The program shall provide grants to eligible projects that help reduce onroad and off-road NOx emissions on a timely and cost-effective basis within the San Joaquin Valley federal ozone nonattainment area in order to maximize the reduction in NOx emissions from available funds, thereby aiding the area in its efforts to achieve applicable air quality goals.

(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 532, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2001.)