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Air Quality Management District (AQMD) recommending the Board of Supervisors, acting as the AQMD Board of Directors, authorize the Air Pollution Control Officer to execute project funding agreements with applicants for eligible proposals for AB 2766 Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) charging station projects in response to a Request For Proposals to be issued by AQMD on July 1, 2022, and subsequent releases of AB2766 EVSE Request for Proposals, up to a cumulative total of $200,000 through June 30, 2025 (up to $5,000 per EVSE and a maximum of 10 EVSE per site agreement) contingent on the approval of County Counsel and Risk Management.
FUNDING: California Department of Motor Vehicles AB 2766 Subvention Funds.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
El Dorado County is in nonattainment for the federal ozone standard. Motor vehicle emissions are the primary contributor to ozone. In 1990, AB2766 authorized air districts to assess motor vehicle registration fees to reduce motor vehicle emissions and implement the California Clean Air Act. On December 11, 1990, the Board of Directors adopted Resolution #90-488 that set the motor vehicle registration fee at $2.00 per registered vehicle. On June 14, 2001, the Board of Directors adopted Resolution #01-21 increasing the fee from $2.00 to $4.00 per registered vehicle.
AQMD is planning to release a Request for Proposals (RFP) on August 1, 2022, which will have a deadline of September 30, 2022 for submittals of proposed EVSE projects to be installed during FY2022-23. AQMD staff will continue to conduct outreach activities to make businesses aware of the funding opportunity. Proposals will be evaluated for eligibility and cost effectiveness, and if deemed eligible projects, the District will enter into a funding agreements with the grantees.
To solicit EVSE project proposals and make funding available in a timely manner, AQMD plans to release additional RFPs for AB2766 funded EVSE projects with approximately two-...
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