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TEHAMA COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT
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Requested Action(s)
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a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Air Pollution Control Officer to sign an amendment to the Carl Moyer/FARMER Low-Emission Equipment Incentive Program with Alvarado Farms (Misc. Agree #2023-169) thereby increasing the maximum grant incentive amount from $37,118 to $55,000; to increase the recapture amount from $14.84/hr to $22.00/hr; and to increase the project life from five(5) years to eight (8) years
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Financial Impact:
FARMER funding and associated agreements are budgeted annually by the District.
Background Information:
The Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards Attainment Program (Carl Moyer Program), Funding Agricultural Replacement Measures for Emission Reductions (FARMER) and Local AB 923 incentive programs have been highly successful for many years in reducing air pollution in Tehama County. The FARMER program provides funding through air districts for agricultural harvesting equipment, heavy-duty trucks, agricultural pump engines, tractors, and other equipment used in agricultural operations. The agreement with Alvarado Farms will be funded by FARMER Program funds and will help replace a 2011 Kubota M9540D equipped with a diesel-fired, 98-horsepower engine with a 2022 John Deere 5115 ML Low-Profile Specialty tractor, equipped with a 115-horsepower diesel-fired engine.