Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 261 - PROCEDURES FOR PROVIDING GRANTS FROM THE ILLINOIS CLEAN DIESEL GRANT PROGRAM › Subpart C - PROCEDURES FOR ISSUANCE OF GRANTS › Section 261.350 - Technology Eligibility Criteria

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a)
				The following technologies are eligible for grant financial assistance under
				this Part:
1) Verified retrofit technology,
				including, but not limited to, retrofit devices and engine upgrades, that when
				applied to an existing diesel engine achieves emission reductions beyond what
				was required or allowed by USEPA at the time of the engine's manufacture and
				certification;
2) Verified idle
				reduction technology, including, but not limited to, a technology or device
				that:
A) Is installed on a vehicle or at a
				location, that reduces idling of such vehicle or equipment, and/or is designed
				to provide services such as heat, air conditioning, and/or electricity to the
				vehicle or equipment that would otherwise require the operation of the main
				drive engine while it is parked;
B)
				Reduces fuel usage and emissions from the vehicle or equipment when compared to
				idling the main engine; and
C) Is
				approved by USEPA and/or the California Air Resources Board;
3) Engine repower, including, but
				not limited to, diesel engine replacement with an engine certified for use or
				the replacement of an off-road engine with an on-road engine, as approved by
				USEPA. To be eligible, repower projects must meet the following criteria:
A) The repowered vehicle or equipment must
				continue to perform the same function as before the repower;
B) The engine being replaced must be scrapped
				in accordance with the grant agreement, if specified, or rendered permanently
				disabled, or returned to the original engine manufacturer for remanufacturing
				to a certified cleaner emission standard. If scrapped or salvaged engines are
				to be sold, program income requirements apply as specified by the grant
				agreement; and
C) Evidence of
				appropriate disposal, including vehicle identification number, engine serial
				number, or equivalent as determined by the Agency, must be provided;
4) Vehicle or equipment
				replacement. On-road and off-road diesel-powered vehicles and equipment may be
				replaced with newer, cleaner vehicles and equipment that operate on diesel or
				alternative fuels and meet a more stringent set of engine emissions standards
				as specified by USEPA. To be eligible, vehicle and equipment replacement
				projects must meet the following criteria:
A)
				Unless otherwise approved by the Agency, the replacement vehicle or equipment
				must be of the same type and similar GVWR or horsepower as the vehicle or
				equipment being replaced;
B) The
				replacement vehicle or equipment must perform the same function as the vehicle
				or equipment that is being replaced;
C) The vehicle or equipment being replaced
				must be scrapped in accordance with the grant agreement, if specified, or
				rendered permanently disabled or returned to the original engine manufacturer
				for remanufacturing to a certified cleaner emission standard. Equipment and
				vehicle components that are not part of the engine or chassis may be salvaged
				from the unit being replaced. If scrapped or salvaged vehicles or parts are to
				be sold, program income requirements apply as specified by the grant agreement;
				and
D) Evidence of appropriate
				disposal, including vehicle identification number, engine serial number, or
				equivalent as determined by the Agency, must be provided;
5) Technologies and equipment may be deemed
				eligible by the Agency for certain types of grant financial assistance,
				consistent with USEPA approval, in the event that such technology is not yet
				certified or verified by USEPA; and
6) Other types of technologies or
				combinations of technologies which are verified or certified by USEPA, or
				otherwise allowed by USEPA.