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Alternative and Renewable Fuel & Vehicle Technology Program

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Rulemaking Proceeding (Docket #08-OIR-1)

Implementation Proceeding (Docket #08-ALT-1)

Assembly Bill 118 (Núñez, Chapter 750, Statutes of 2007) created the Energy Commission's Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program. (Health and Safety Code, Section 44270 et seq). The program is intended to increase the use of alternative and renewable fuels and innovative technologies that will transform California's fuel and vehicle types to help attain the state's climate change policies.

AB 118 authorizes the Energy Commission to provide, upon appropriation by the Legislature, approximately $120 million annually as incentives to public agencies, vehicle and technology consortia, businesses, public-private partnerships, workforce training partnerships and collaboratives, fleet owners, consumers, recreational boaters, and academic institutions for projects that:

• Develop and improve alternative and renewable low-carbon fuels,
• Optimize alternative and renewable fuels for existing and developing engine technologies,
• Produce alternative and renewable low-carbon fuels in California,
• Decrease the overall impact of an alternative and renewable fuel's life-cycle carbon footprint and increase sustainability,
• Expand fuel infrastructure, fueling stations, and equipment,
• Improve light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicle technologies,
• Retrofit medium-and heavy-duty on-road and non-road vehicle fleets,
• Expand infrastructure connected with existing fleets, public transit, and transportation corridors, and
• Establish workforce training programs, conduct public education and promotion, and create technology centers.

The Energy Commission program is broken down into two parts:

Rulemaking Proceeding (Docket #08-OIR-1)

The Energy Commission will clarify, interpret and adopt the regulations and provisions set forth in AB 118. This will establish the framework necessary to administer the program.

Implementation Proceeding (Docket #08-ALT-1)

The Investment Plan will establish priorities and describe how funding will complement existing public and private investments, including other state programs. Funds for the implementation of the program will only be available after the regulations have been completed and published by the California Secretary of State.

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