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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.
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- Funding
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.
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Contact
You can contact the Valley Air District about any AB617 related issues or questions.
559-230-6000
AB 617 Management Contacts
Ask for Stephanie Ng, Sarah Hasan Lane or Heather Heinks
- Road and Street Improvement Project Brings Mexican Colony Residents One Step Closer to Better Air Quality (Valley Air News - June 2026)
- District Works with Communities to Boost Clean Air Rooms Outreach (Valley Air News - April 2026)
- Annual Report Highlights Progress in AB 617 Communities (Valley Air News - February 2026)
- Arvin Town Hall Brings Clean Air Resources to Residents (Valley Air News - December 2025)
- South Central Fresno Residents Take Home New Electric Mowers at Recent Trade-in Event (Valley Air News - September 2025)
- South Stockton Residents Go Green with New Electric Mowers at Recent Trade-In Event (Valley Air News - July 2025)
- Stockton AB 617 hold April meeting in person (Valley Air News - May 2025)
- Trees are Taking Root in AB 617 Communities (Valley Air News - March 2025)
- Community Air Protection Program News (Valley Air News - Jan 2025)
- District Combines Two Program Events for Greater Outreach in Local Communities (Valley Air News - Nov 2024)
- Coming together for the Inaugural Community Clean Air Day/Community Air Protection Program Corner/Almost 400 Valley residents exchanged old gas lawnmowers for new electric ones (Valley Air News - July 2024)
- Inaugural Community Clean Air Day! (News Release - 6/27/2024)
- Lamont Drive-thru Lawnmower Trade-In Event a Success (News Release - 6/10/2024)
- South Stockton Lawnmower Trade-In Event (News Release - 5/29/2024)
- Community Tree Planting Event at Computech Middle School (News Release - 5/25/2024)
- City of Shafter is Getting Greener with Trees (News Release - 5/13/2024)
- Valley Air District Awarded EPA Environmental Justice Grant (News Release - 11/9/2023)
- Clean Air Rooms Program remains open in some AB 617 communities (Valley Air News - Sept 2023)
- Shafter CSC holds its May meeting in person (Valley Air News - May 2023)
- 1,700 New Trees Coming to South Central Fresno under New Clean Air Program (News Release - 3/31/2023)
- Successful Fireplace Change-Out Show & Tell event leads to two more events/Residential Air Filtration Program approved by Governing Board (Valley Air News - Feb 2023)
- District Board Approves Clean Air Rooms Program for Valley Communities (News Release - 2/17/2023)
- Air District Approves $4 Million in Community Clean Air Funding
- Money Available to Plant Trees in Communities Valley Air District partnering with communities to improve neighborhoods and air quality through urban greening and vegetative barriers
- Over $30 Million in Clean Air Investments Approved for Arvin/Lamont
- District Board Approves Arvin/Lamont Community Emissions Reduction Program
- Arvin/Lamont selected as next Valley AB 617 community
- CARB selects Stockton for AB 617 community effort
- South Central Fresno and the City of Shafter are the first San Joaquin Valley communities selected for investment of additional resources under AB 617
- View maps of the Valley’s disadvantaged and impacted communities (as defined by the State’s CalEnviroScreen tool)
- District’s Final Recommendation for First Year Implementation of AB 617
- Maps of District’s Final Recommended Communities for First Year Implementation of AB 617
- Availability of Community Air Protection Program Framework Concept Paper and Draft Process and Criteria for 2018 Community Selection
- California Air Resources Board Community Air Protection Program AB617
- California State Assembly Bill 617
- CalEnviroScreen, a screening tool used to help identify disadvantaged communities
- ARB extends deadline to April 19, 2018 for Community Air Grant applications here.
- ARB opens the Community Grant Program. Application due April 12, 2018. More info here.
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