Illinois Administrative Code › Title 35 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Part 261 - PROCEDURES FOR PROVIDING GRANTS FROM THE ILLINOIS CLEAN DIESEL GRANT PROGRAM › Subpart A - INTRODUCTION › Section 261.120 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
For the purposes of this Part, the following definitions
				  apply:
Agency - Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
ARRA - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (
				  Public Law
				  111-5 ).
CMAQ - Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement
				  Program (
				  23 USC
				  149 ).
DERA - Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (
				  42
				  USC 16131 et seq.).
Director - Director of the Agency.
Engine repower - a new, rebuilt, or remanufactured engine
				  configuration that has been certified or otherwise allowed by the United States
				  Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and that meets or is rebuilt or
				  remanufactured to a more stringent set of engine emission standards, as
				  determined by USEPA.
Grant agreement - the contractual agreement between the
				  Agency and grant recipient governing the grant, which includes at a minimum a
				  project scope of work and grant terms and conditions.
Grant applicant - a person or entity that has applied for a
				  grant from the Agency under this Part.
Grant period - the period of time specified in the grant
				  agreement for performance of the project scope of work.
Grant recipient - a grant applicant that has been provided a
				  project confirmation letter from the Agency for a grant.
Gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) - the total vehicle
				  weight, including the maximum load, as designated by the original equipment
				  manufacturer.
Off-road diesel-powered vehicle or equipment - a
				  self-propelled diesel-powered vehicle, or diesel-powered equipment, that is not
				  an on-road diesel-powered vehicle or on-road diesel-powered equipment. This
				  includes, but is not limited to, locomotives, marine vessels, and vehicles or
				  equipment used in agriculture, construction, or mining.
On-road diesel-powered vehicle or equipment - a
				  self-propelled diesel-powered vehicle, or diesel-powered equipment, designed
				  for operation on a street or highway. This includes, but is not limited to,
				  buses and trucks.
Project amendment confirmation letter - a written letter from
				  the Agency to the grant recipient, including the signed grant amendment,
				  approving revisions to a grant agreement.
Project confirmation letter - a written letter from the
				  Agency to the grant recipient, including the signed grant agreement,
				  authorizing the grant recipient to commence the project scope of work.
Project scope of work - the grant project activities or tasks
				  identified by the Agency in the grant agreement for which the grant recipient
				  may expend grant funds.
SEP - a supplemental environmental project contained in an
				  enforceable consent decree.
Sub-agreement - a written agreement between the grant
				  recipient and another party to perform all or part of the project scope of work
				  for which a grant is provided, including, but not limited to, contracts and
				  subcontracts.
Verified idle reduction technology - a technology or device
				  that is installed on a vehicle or at a location, is designed to provide
				  services to the vehicle or equipment that would otherwise require the operation
				  of the main drive engine while the vehicle or equipment is parked or remains
				  stationary, reduces unnecessary idling of such vehicle or equipment, allows for
				  the reduction in emissions, and is verified or otherwise approved by
				  USEPA.
Verified retrofit technology - a pollution control device
				  verified or otherwise approved by USEPA.