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File #: 20-2709   
Type: Orange County Transit District Item Status: Passed
File created: 5/8/2020 In control: Transit Committee
On agenda: 6/11/2020 Final action: 6/11/2020
Title: Zero-Emission Bus Rollout Plan
Sponsors: Gary Hewitt, Kia Mortazavi
Attachments: 1. Transmittal, 2. Staff Report, 3. Attachment A, 4. Attachment B, 5. Attachment C, 6. Attachment D, 7. PowerPoint

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.