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VW Funding Formula


Bibb County School District and its neighbors in Georgia don’t qualify to receive Volkswagen Mitigation Trust Fund money to replace older, higher-emission school buses because the state mitigation plan exempts the yellow vehicles. But, other districts across the nation eagerly await awards as early as this summer. One of those districts positioned to win big is Northside ISD in San Antonio, Texas. The district is poised to increase its number of propane-powered school buses that already account for 60 percent of the total fleet. Superintendent Brian Woods was a finalist for the 2019 AASA


National Superintendent of the Year award in February. Rafael Sala- zar, director of transportation for Northside ISD, said Woods has been a school bus champion since his days as assistant superintendent. Back then, he oversaw the transportation department. Today, he has helped get Salazara everything from increased driver wages to battle a short- age, to a lowered carbon footprint for the yellow vehicles. The district already boasts that over half of its 950-bus fleet is comprised of Blue Bird Vision Propane bus- That number will only increase via the


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settlement. Bexar County, where San Antonio is located, was approved by Texas to receive a total of $61 million for all vehicles, the largest such award from the total of more than $209 million for the entire state. Salazar pointed out that Northside ISD and 18 other districts must compete with other entities for the funds. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the


state beneficiary that is charged with distributing the funds, said the main goal of the projects is to reduce oxides of nitrogen (NOx) emissions. The projects would replace school buses of model year 2009 or older, which also have a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of over 14,001 pounds, with a new CNG, diesel, all-electric or propane bus, at varying funding levels. The grants will cover up to 80 percent of the cost of replacing school buses that are owned by public school districts and other gov- ernment agencies. Private contractors will receive funding to cover up to 25 percent of the cost of purchasing a new diesel or alternative fuel school bus, up to 40 percent of a diesel repower, and up to half the cost of replacement or repower of an electric bus or engine, including the cost of implementing charging infrastructure. The award structure is similar across the U.S., such as in Arizona,


where school districts are receiving two-thirds of the state’s total pot of $57 million in VW money. In February, Gov. Doug Ducey announced


Source: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality www.stnonline.com 45


NOx Reductions & Cost Effectiveness of Volkswagen


School Bus Grants (Figure estimates for replacement of 2000 model-year vehicle.)


Vehicle/Equipment/ School Bus (government owned)


NEW FUEL • Diesel • Alt. Fuel • Electric


Total 5-Yr NOx Reduction (tons) • 0.5905 • 0.6183


• 0.6216 $


Estimated Cost • $90K • $109K


• $290K


Example Grant Amount • $72K • $87K


• $232K


Cost Per Ton of NOx Reduced • $122K • $141K • $373K


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