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fobile Source Emissions Reduction Grants http://daq.state.nc.us/Offices/Technical/Mobile/grants.f 14 Mobile Source Emissions Reduction Grants Table of Contents: o purpose ~ Background c Wby Mobile Source Emissions Reduction is_Imnortant to Maintain Good Air Quality! ~ Alternative uel Guidelines ~ Project Selection Criteria ~ Requirements for a Grant _ . c How to apply for a_ Grant ~ Previous Grant A v~ards Purpose The purpose of the Mobile Source Emissions Reduction Grants is to achieve actual reductions from on- and off- road mobile source related emissions in North Carolina ta-assist the State in maintaining the National Air Quality Standards for primarily ozone and carbon monoxide. Background In 1993, the North Carolina General Assembly passed Clean Air Legislation which provided that beginning on January 1; 1995, certain portions of those taxes on the sale of gasoline in North Carolina be used #o fund portions of the State Air Quality Program. The. Department of Environment and Natural Resources formed a Grant Review Committee to help determine how to use the revenues generated from the gasoline tax. The committee represents a broad range of public interests, including environmental, industry, and city, county, and various State government agencies. Funding for these grants is provided by a tax of 1/64 of a cent per gallon of gasoline sold, which currently generates about $800,000 annually. Grants will be awarded by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources with the assistance of the Grant Review Committee. Each year the Grant Review Committee selects a focus for the upcoming grant year. The focus for the 2000 grants will be on the formation of partnerships between public and private entities to expand the alternative fuel infrastructure in North Carolina. Why Mobile Source Emission's Reduction is Important to Maintain Good Air Quality North Carolina currently is maintaining National Ambient Air Quality Standards for the ,a . ,~