Title
Zero-Emission Bus Rollout Plan
Overview
The Orange County Transportation Authority has developed a draft plan to comply with the California Air Resources Board’s Innovative Clean Transit regulation. The regulation requires transit agencies to gradually transition to a 100 percent zero-emission bus fleet by 2040, by phasing in the purchase of zero-emission buses as part of future bus procurements beginning in 2023. The regulation also requires transit agencies to submit a Zero-Emission Bus Rollout Plan and an accompanying resolution to the California Air Resources Board by July 1, 2020.
Recommendation(s)
A. Direct staff to finalize the Zero-Emission Bus Rollout Plan and submit a final report to the California Air Resources Board as required for compliance purposes.
B. Adopt Orange County Transportation Authority Resolution No. 2020-055 authorizing the Chief Executive Officer, or designee, to authorize the submittal of the Zero-Emission Bus Rollout Plan to the California Air Resources Board as required by the Innovative Clean Transit regulation.
C. Direct staff to continue battery-electric and hydrogen fuel-cell electric bus pilot projects and return with periodic performance reports that will be used for future plan updates.