E.P.A. Rebates Will Fund Cleaner School Buses in 85 Communities

WASHINGTON - The E.P.A. (EPA) today announced the award of in excess of $7 million in rebates to replace or retrofit 400 older diesel school buses. The rebates are going to 85 school bus fleets in 35 states, each of which will gain rebates through EPA's Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) funding. The new and retrofitted buses will reduce pollutants such as nitrogen oxides and particulate matter that are linked to numerous health problems, including asthma and lung damage.

"Schools and other organizations that install clean diesel technology are doing in excess of just saving money --- they're creating cleaner, healthier air for children and all community residents," said Christopher Grundler, director of EPA's Office of Transportation and Air Quality. "This plan continues to help thousands of children breathe easier and lead safer lives year after year."

This was EPA's 3rd round of the rebate plan aimed at replacing older diesel school buses. Applicants replacing buses with engine model years of 2006 and older will gain rebates between $15,000 and $25,000, depending on the size of the bus. This year, applicants also had the option of retrofitting school buses with engine model years between 1994 to 2006 with a Diesel Oxidation Catalyst plus Closed Crankcase Ventilation system (DOC plus CCV) to reduce toxic emissions. E.P.A. will fully fund the cost of these devices up to $3,000.

E.P.A. has implemented requirements to make newer diesel engines in excess of 90 percent cleaner, but many older diesel school buses remain in operation and pre-date these standards. Older diesel engines emit large amounts of pollutants such as nitrogen oxides and particulate matter, which are linked to instances of aggravated asthma, lung damage, and other serious health problems. Nearly 17,000 of our country's schools are located within steps of a heavily-traveled road, potentially exposing in excess of 6 million children to traffic-related pollution at a time when their developing lungs are particularly vulnerable to the harmful effects of air pollution.

Since 2008, the DERA plan has funded in excess of 650 clean diesel plans across the country, reducing emissions in in excess of 60,000 engines. The 2015 DERA school bus rebate recipients are:

State	City	Selectee	Backing	Buses
Arkansas	Ozark	Ozark Public Schools	$40,000	two
Arizona	Yuma	Crane Elementary School District 13	$75,000	three
California	El Cajon	Cajon Valley Union School District	$200,000	ten
California	Visalia	Riddington Holdings, Incorporated	$75,000	three
Connecticut	Bethnay	B and B Transportation	$60,000	three
Connecticut	Canton	Martel Transportation LLC	$40,000	two
Connecticut	Killingly	Killingly Public Schools	$70,000	three
Connecticut	Oakdale	Montville Public Schools	$55,000	three
Connecticut	Waterbury	All Star Transportation LLC	$140,000	seven
Connecticut	New Britain	Dattco Inc	$200,000	ten
Florida	Deland	Volusia Co. Schools	$225,000	ten
Georgia	Thomson	McDuffie Co. Schools	$85,000	four
Iowa	Manning	IKM-Manning CSD	$40,000	two
Iowa	Sioux City	Sioux City Community School District	$20,000	one
Idaho	Shelley	Shelley School District #60	$20,000	one
IL	Vienna	Vienna High School 13-3	$80,000	four
IL	Bushnell	Bushnell-Prairie City CUSD #170	$25,000	one
IN	Eminence	Eminence Community School Corporation	$20,000	one
IN	Plymouth	Plymouth Community School Corporation	$60,000	three
Kansas	Kansas City	Unified School District No. 202 Wyandotte, Kansas (Turner)	$80,000	four
Kansas	Buffalo	USD 387 Altoona-Midway	$20,000	one
Kansas	Maize	USD 266 Maize	$120,000	six
Louisiana	New Orleans	ARISE Schools	$30,000	ten
Louisiana	Monroe	Ouachita Parish School Board	$200,000	ten
Louisiana	Ruston	Lincoln Parish School Board	$100,000	five
Louisiana	Lake Charles	Calcasieu Parish School Board	$200,000	ten
Louisiana	Alexandria	Rapides Parish School Board	$200,000	ten
Massachusetts	Dartmouth	Town of Dartmouth / Dartmouth Public Schools	$20,000	one
Massachusetts	Wareham	Town of Wareham	$230,000	nine
Massachusetts	Swansea	Swansea Public Schools	$80,000	four
Maine	Gray	MSAD 15 Gray New Gloucester	$60,000	one
Maine	Fairfield	MSAD #49	$80,000	four
Michigan	Fairview	Fairview Area Schools	$20,000	one
Michigan	Hopkins	Hopkins Public Schools	$100,000	five
Minnesota	Mankato	Yaeger Bus Service, Incorporated	$40,000	two
Minnesota	Reading	Buds Bus Service Incorporated	$40,000	two
Minnesota	Bock	Sue's Bus Service, Incorporated	$40,000	two
Minnesota	Willmar	Hey Inc dba Willmar Bus Service	$80,000	four
Missouri	Bethany	South Harrison R-II School District	$40,000	two
Missouri	Holcomb	Holcomb R-III School District	$20,000	one
Missouri	Winston	Winston R-VI School District	$20,000	one
Missouri	Creighton	Sherwood Cass R-8 School District	$20,000	one
Missouri	Blue Springs	Blue Springs RIV School District	$140,000	eight
Mississippi	Kiln	Hancock Co. School District	$200,000	ten
Montana	Box Elder	Chippewa Cree Tribe with Rock Boy Schools as Delegate Agency	$20,000	one
North Carolina	Winston-Salem	Winston-Salem / Forsyth Co. Schools	$200,000	ten
North Dakota	Larimore	Larimore Public School #44	$20,000	one
North Dakota	Beach	Beach Public School District #3	$15,000	one
Nebraska	Ord	Ord Public Schools	$30,000	two
Nebraska	Auburn	Auburn Public Schools	$60,000	three
New Jersey	Southampton	Garden State Transport, Incorporated	$165,000	ten
New Jersey	Wall	Wall Board of Education	$100,000	five
New Jersey	Thorofare	H.A. DeHart Transportation Co.	$100,000	five
New Jersey	Southampton	Garden State Transport, Incorporated	$200,000	ten
New Jersey	Secaucus	Secaucus Board Education	$160,000	nine
New Jersey	Vineland	Vineland Public Schools	$60,000	three
New York	Bayville	Hendrickson Bus Corporation	$175,000	ten
New York	Copiague	Educational Bus Transportation Inc	$200,000	ten
New York	Selden	Middle Country Central School District	$80,000	four
New York	Chappaqua	Chappaqua Transportation Incorporated	$100,000	five
New York	Philmont	Michael S. Johnson	$20,000	one
New York	Hicksville	Jaco Transportation Inc	$180,000	nine
New York	Huntington Station	Huntington Coach Corporation	$100,000	seven
Ohio	Mantua	Crestwood Local Schools	$40,000	two
Ohio	Magnolia	Sandy Valley Local School District	$80,000	four
OK	Omulgee	Green Country Technology Center	$20,000	one
OK	Mounds	Mounds Public Schools	$75,000	four
OK	Wyandotte	Turkey Ford School	$20,000	one
Oregon	The Dalles	North Wasco Co. School Dist. #21	$20,000	one
Pennsylvania	Jermyn	Stafursky Transportation, Incorporated	$40,000	two
PR	Corozal	Transporte Sonnell Incorporated	$200,000	ten
South Carolina	Columbia	Spartanburg five Co. School District (SCDE)	$40,000	two
South Carolina	Columbia	Newberry Co. School District (SCDE)	$100,000	five
South Carolina	Columbia	Williamsburg Co. School District (SCDE)	$20,000	one
South Carolina	Columbia	Laurens 55 Co. School District (SCDE)	$100,000	five
South Dakota	Castlewood	Castlewood School District 28-1	$20,000	one
South Dakota	Brookings	Brookings School District #5-1	$35,000	two
Texas	Houston	Houston Independent School District	$200,000	ten
Texas	Rockwall	Rockwall Independent School District 1ST APPLICATION	$120,000	six
Utah	West Jordan	Jordan School District	$250,000	ten
Utah	Sandy	Canyons School District	$100,000	five
Utah	Moab	Grand Co. School District	$40,000	two
Vermont	Arlington	Arlington School District	$20,000	one
Washington	Moses Lake	Moses Lake School District	$75,000	three
Wisconsin	Burlington	Thomas Bus Service, Incorporated	$80,000	four
Wisconsin	Bloomington	Warco, Incorporated	$20,000	one

For more information about this rebate program, visit http://www.epa.gov/cleandiesel/clean-diesel-rebates.

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