11.20.23 Meeting

●     CMAQ exhausted

●     NYTVIP not available

●     NY School Bus Incentive Program covers repowers. Where it is domiciled

○     Supports repowering (page 5)

○     address is important

○     most likely because we go through city

○     Eligibility Guidelines for the New York School Bus Incentive Program (NYSBIP or the Program)

■     ^ Clarifications on School Bus Incentive

○      $135,000 for Unique Electric Solutions Type C Battery Conversion (spreadsheet source)

○     5,000 miles per year

○     The average daily mileage per bus in NYS is around 80 miles. A 5,000-mile/year requirement, assuming 185 school days, works out to 27 miles per school day.

○     NY School Bus Incentive Program Overview - NYSERDA

○     First come first serve starting 11/29/23

●     Volkswagen settlement maybe

○     some states. See if open to New York State

■     Eligible projects include the replacement or repower of medium and heavy-duty trucks, school and transit buses. Other eligible mitigation actions include engine repower for freight switcher locomotives, ferries, tugs, forklifts, and port cargo handling equipment.

■     https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/volkswagen-clean-air-act-civil-settlement#mitigation

○     Open to private schools?

○     How much?

○     https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/learn-about-volkswagen-violations#overview