Projects

Alternative Fuel School Bus Buydown

The MSRC is helping to offset the cost of clean, compressed natural gas (CNG) and propane school buses for both public school districts and commercial student transportation providers within the South Coast Air Quality Management District. Unlike other programs, these incentives are available regardless of whether the bus operator is replacing vehicles or just expanding their fleet.

Public school districts and private providers of student transportation will soon be able to benefit from buy-down incentive funds up to $45,000 per vehicle toward the purchase of CNG or propane school buses. The incentive monies go directly to each school bus vendor to buy-down the cost of a bus, which is then available for purchase at a lower cost. Bus purchasers do not need to apply for Clean Transportation Funding to receive this benefit. For more information, please call (909) 396-3269.

Actual incentives will be adjusted to reflect any federal tax credits which will be claimed by either the bus purchaser or vendor, or any tax credits received subsequent to the award will be turned back into the MSRC school bus program. Funding is limited and cannot be guaranteed.

The MSRC began its first alternative fuel school bus incentive program in 1994 with the goal of replacing older, diesel or gasoline Type I school buses with new low-emission, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) dedicated CNG school buses.

Program Year

2005

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• Contractor

  A-Z Bus Sales, Inc.
  P.O. Box 700
  Colton, CA 92324
  Contact: Jim Reynolds - (951) 781-7188
  
  

  MSRC Award Value

  $0.00

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• Air Quality Benefits

  Emission Reduction (tons) Annual ROG: 0.00 NOx: 0.00 CO/7: 0.00 Lifetime ROG: 0.00 NOx: 0.00 CO/7: 0.00

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