Events
Engaging the public throughout the development and implementation of AB 617 will be paramount. The District plans to host a series of workshops, public meetings, and community forums to educate the public, yet more importantly, to solicit suggestions and feedback on a wide variety of issues, including allocation of funds, identifying communities for potential enhanced monitoring and action plan development.
See all AB 617 Related EventsUpcoming Events
Regular District Meetings
Related Workshops
Funding
AB 617 and the recent Cap and Trade extension legislation is expected to bring significant additional funds to the Valley to help reduce emissions and improve public health in disadvantaged communities. Learn about qualifying projects, impacted communities and investment priorities.
Read About AB 617 FundingGrants Program
The District also administers an existing comprehensive incentive-based grants program to reduce emissions throughout the San Joaquin Valley.
Contact
You can contact the Valley Air District about any AB617 related issues or questions.
559-230-6000
Ask for Jessica Olsen, Stephanie Ng or Heather Heinks
Under AB 617, the District’s role includes the development and adoption of a community emission reduction plan, or CERP, for each selected community, in consultation with CARB, and residents, affected sources, and local governmental bodies in the affected community. The timeframe for adopting the CERP is short: the District is required by AB 617 to adopt a CERP for each selected community within one year of that community’s selection by CARB. A community emission reduction plan may include additional regulatory efforts by the District, if appropriate. However, CERPS will, at a minimum, itemize clean air projects and identify funding for those projects, including investments in replacements of fireplaces, trucks, automobiles, and other polluting equipment and vehicles with cleaner equipment. Significant funding has recently been made available for investment in community-level clean air projects, and CERPs, developed in consultation with the community steering committees, will identify where those funds will be spent.
For assistance or if you have any questions, please feel free to contact us