Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Jasneet Sharma, Director, Sustainability Department
Subject: Resolution Authorizing Acceptance of Grant Funds from the United States Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program for the Purchase of Zero-Emission Vehicles and Equipment
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing the County of San Mateo to accept a $330,430 grant from the United States Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program to purchase zero-emission vehicles and equipment.
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BACKGROUND:
On November 15, 2021, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, was signed into law. The law authorizes $1.2 trillion for transportation and infrastructure spending with $550 billion of that figure going toward new investments and programs. The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program is a $550 million grant program funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and is designed to assist states, local governments, and tribes in implementing strategies to reduce energy use, reduce fossil fuel emissions, and improve energy efficiency.
On January 26, 2021, the Board adopted the Government Operations Climate Action Plan (GOCAP) (Resolution No. 077960), a comprehensive strategy to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from County operations and achieve carbon neutrality by 2035. A key emissions reductions strategy is to transition light- to mid-duty County fleet vehicles to zero-emission vehicles by 2035, which is anticipated to reduce County-generated emissions by 13.6 percent. The California Air Resources Board Advanced Clean Fleet regulation and Governor's Executive Order N-79-20 require 100 percent of new light-duty in-state vehicle sales to be zero-emission by 2035 and medium- and heavy-duty sales by 2045.
The County was award...
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