44287.3.
By July 1, 2022, the state board shall revise the state board’s project grant criteria and guidelines developed pursuant to Section 44287 to do all both of the following:(a)Uniformly calculate the cost-effectiveness, as defined in paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 44275, of projects eligible for program funding, regardless of vehicle or equipment technology or fuel type.
(b)Ensure that incentive programs established or administered by the state board and districts, either jointly or individually, for projects eligible for program funding are based on emissions reductions and that incentives are calculated uniformly, regardless of vehicle or equipment technology or fuel type.
(c)
(a) Provide additional incentives for projects eligible for program funding that are deployed in disadvantaged communities, as defined in Section 39711.
(d)
(b) (1) For purposes of the On-Road Heavy-Duty Voucher Incentive Program (VIP), allow all of the following:
(A) Existing engines or existing vehicles, regardless of model year, to participate in the VIP, provided
the model year is authorized to be registered in the state with the Department of Motor Vehicles.
(B) All on-road heavy-duty vehicles, regardless of vehicle type or application, to participate in the VIP, including, but not limited to, solid waste collection vehicles, vehicles owned or operated by municipalities, drayage trucks, and transit vehicles.
(C) Existing engines to be replaced with new engines with lower emissions.
(D) Fleets participating in the VIP to lease replacement vehicles. The state board shall require the lease term for a replacement vehicle to be at least three years.
(E) Existing vehicles registered outside of the state to participate in
the VIP if it can be demonstrated that each existing vehicle has operated at least 75 percent of the time in the state during each 12-month period for the previous 24 months. The state board shall require replacement vehicles to be registered in the state with the Department of Motor Vehicles.
(F) Any size of fleet to participate in the VIP. The state board may, however, limit the number of vouchers per fleet per year, but to no less than 10 vouchers per fleet per year.
(2) For purposes of this subdivision, “existing engine” or “existing vehicle” means an engine or vehicle that will be turned in by an applicant pursuant to the VIP for dismantling or destruction.