EPA giving away free money to New Orleans truck operators

[kscarbel2]

The Times-Picayune / February 1, 2016

Short-haul truckers that serve the Port of New Orleans will soon be able to apply for funds to upgrade or replace their trucks, thanks to a $727,000 "Clean Diesel" grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

The grant was given to the port as part of its Clean Truck Replacement Incentive Program, or Clean TRIP.

Drayage and short-haul truck owners who operate within the Port's three-parish jurisdiction are now eligible to replace truck models between 1993 and 2006 with model year 2011 or new through the program.

"This program will enable truck owners to voluntarily invest in cleaner air by replacing older trucks," port president and CEO Gary LaGrange said in a statement. "It will also enable us to initiate a community dialogue around air quality and opportunities for improvement."

In a separate statement, Sen. David Vitter said he appealed to the leader of the EPA's Diesel Emission Reduction Act in June, urging the agency to grant funds necessary to "update and modernize their aging trucking fleet."

The port's environmental department will oversee the program, ensuring the application process for replacements and upgrades is fair and transparent, a spokesman for the port said in a news release.

The total project cost is $1.537 million, with $700,000 coming from mandatory cost share with eligible truck owners and $110,636 coming from the Port for administrative costs.

Press Release - http://portno.com/clean_TRIP_Grant2016

[carlotpilot]

free money from epa ? also see ocean front property just outside flagstaff ariz $29.95 PER 5 ACRE TRACT

[m16ty]

I've been offered grant money in the past for various things. Never took a dime of it. One reason is on principle but the main reason is with that money comes strings attached.

I don't want any "free" government money.