Appendix E-2 Cecil County Emission Reduction Measures List/ RACM Analysis

Strategy 

Category

Strategy 

Name

Brief 

Description

Above 0.1 tons per day 

VOC reduced

Above 0.1 tons per day 

NOx reduced

Below $10,000 per ton of 

VOC reduced

Below $10,000 per tonof 

NOx reduced

RACM Yes or No?

RACM Explanation:

Fuel Biodiesel fuel Expand use of 

biodiesel fuel 

for on-road 

vehicles.

ü NO

Will not provide reductions before May 2008

Fuel Low-NOx 

diesel fuel

Require 

regional use of 

low-NOx fuel 

additives for 

on-road diesel 

vehicles

ü ü ü NO Will not provide reductions before May 2008

Funding Sell clean air 

license plates

Sell Clean Air 

License Plates 

to fund air 

quality 

programs 

(similar to 

“Save the Bay” 

tags). Use the 

revenue to pay 

for cost 

effective 

emission 

reduction 

technologies.

ü

NO Will not provide reductions before May 2008
Strategy 

Category

Strategy 

Name

Brief 

Description

Above 0.1 tons per day 

VOC reduced

Above 0.1 tons per day 

NOx reduced

Below $10,000 per ton of 

VOC reduced

Below $10,000 per tonof 

NOx reduced

RACM Yes or No?

RACM Explanation:

I/M “Cash for 

Clunkers” 

Gas Caps 

Program

Provide free 

replacement 

gas caps to 

light- and 

medium-duty 

vehicle owners.

NO

Will not advance attainment based on potential 

emission reductions

I/M Enhanced 

enforcement 

of smoking 

vehicles

Increase 

smoking 

vehicle 

enforcement for 

trucks.

NO

Will not advance attainment based on potential 

emission reductions

I/M Remote 

Sensing 

Program

Adopt a remote 

sensing 

program. NO

Will not provide reductions before May 2008

Idling Auxiliary 

Power Units 

(APU)

Increase 

Market 

Penetration of 

APUs to 

Reduce Truck 

Idling.

ü NO

Will not provide reductions before May 2008

Idling Electrified 

parking for 

tour buses

Provide 

electrified 

parking spaces 

for tour buses.

üü NO

Will not provide reductions before May 2008
Strategy 

Category

Strategy 

Name

Brief 

Description

Above 0.1 tons per day 

VOC reduced

Above 0.1 tons per day 

NOx reduced

Below $10,000 per ton of 

VOC reduced

Below $10,000 per tonof 

NOx reduced

RACM Yes or No?

RACM Explanation:

Mode 

Shift/VMT

Clean 

Commute 

Marketing 

through 

Opinion 

Leaders

Recruit public 

opinion leaders 

to educate and 

encourage the 

public to 

reduce single 

occupant 

vehicle 

commuting.

NO

Will not provide reductions before May 2008

Mode 

Shift/VMT

Vehicle share 

programs

Develop 

vehicle share 

programs.

üü NO Will not provide reductions before May 2008

Mode Shift/VMT Telecourses 

at local 

colleges and 

universities

Encourage 

local colleges 

and universities 

to offer 

telecourses to 

reduce vehicle 

trips.

üü

NO

Will not advance attainment based on potential 

emission reductions

Mode 

Shift/VMT 

Mass 

marketing 

campaign

Marketing effort 

involving 

business-to-

business 

advertising 

campaign in 

print media and 

on world wide 

web.

NO

Will not advance attainment based on potential 

emission reductions
Strategy 

Category

Strategy 

Name

Brief 

Description

Above 0.1 tons per day 

VOC reduced

Above 0.1 tons per day 

NOx reduced

Below $10,000 per ton of 

VOC reduced

Below $10,000 per tonof 

NOx reduced

RACM Yes or No?

RACM Explanation:

New Vehicle Private fleets 

buy gasoline 

hybrid 

electric 

vehicles

Require fleets 

operating in the 

Cecil County 

nonattainment 

area to be 

comprised of a 

percentage of 

Advanced 

Technology--

Partial ZEVs 

(PZEVs).

üü NO Will not provide reductions before May 2008

New Vehicle Hybrid 

vehicle tax 

incentives

Establish 

incentives to 

purchase 

hybrid electric 

vehicles.

üü

NO

Will not provide reductions before May 2008

New Vehicle Rebate for 

Hybrid 

Vehicle 

Purchase

Issue rebates 

for purchase 

and registration 

of hybrid 

vehicles.

üü NO Will not provide reductions before May 2008

Parking New surface 

parking at 

transit 

centers

Add new 

parking spaces 

at transit center 

parking lots. NO

Will not provide reductions before May 2008

Retrofit Improve truck 

fleet 

efficiency

Encourage 

Adoption of 

Technologies 

that Increase 

Truck Fleet 

Efficiency.

üü

NO

Will not provide reductions before May 2008
Strategy 

Category

Strategy 

Name

Brief 

Description

Above 0.1 tons per day 

VOC reduced

Above 0.1 tons per day 

NOx reduced

Below $10,000 per ton of 

VOC reduced

Below $10,000 per tonof 

NOx reduced

RACM Yes or No?

RACM Explanation:

Retrofit Voluntary 

NOx Diesel 

Retrofits

Implement 

voluntary diesel 

retrofit 

programs 

targeted at 

reducing NOx 

emissions. 

Target a variety 

of fleets and 

vehicle types.

üü NO

Will not provide reductions before May 2008

Retrofit Voluntary PM 

Diesel 

Retrofits

Implement 

voluntary diesel 

retrofit 

programs 

targeted at 

reducing PM 

emissions. 

Target a variety 

of fleets and 

vehicle types.

NO

Will not advance attainment based on potential 

emission reductions

Transit Clean Fuel 

Shuttles--

mostly CNG

Use alternative 

fuel shuttle 

buses at 

airports. 

Include private 

lot shuttles--on 

a voluntary 

basis.

NO

Will not advance attainment based on potential 

emission reductions
Strategy 

Category

Strategy 

Name

Brief 

Description

Above 0.1 tons per day 

VOC reduced

Above 0.1 tons per day 

NOx reduced

Below $10,000 per ton of 

VOC reduced

Below $10,000 per tonof 

NOx reduced

RACM Yes or No?

RACM Explanation:

Transit Discounted 

pre-paid 

transit fare 

instruments

Institute/promot

e method for 

employers to 

provide 

transportation 

vouchers (i.e., 

for alternatives 

to SOV).

NO

Will not advance attainment based on potential 

emission reductions

Transit Real-time 

bus schedule

Provide realtime bus 

schedule 

information.

ü ü NO Will not advance attainment based on potential 

emission reductions

Transit Emergency 

ride home

Provide free 

taxi rides home 

for transit riders 

on systems that 

cannot get 

them home at 

midday for 

emergency

situations

ü ü

NO

Will not advance attainment based on potential 

emission reductions

VMT Reduction School 

course on 

transportation

-related air 

quality

Create and 

distribute public 

school course 

material on air 

pollution from 

motor vehicles

NO

Will not advance attainment based on potential 

emission reductions

Source: E.H. Pechan & Associates, Inc., “ Review of Emission Reductions Strategies”, 

December 8, 2006