Colorado
Truck Emissions Reduction and Fuel Efficiency Grants
The Green Truck Grant Program was established by the Colorado Governor's Energy Office to provide grants to owners of commercial trucks used in interstate commerce to reduce emissions and energy usage. Reimbursements of up to 25% of overall costs may be made to qualified recipients who purchase or install fuel-efficient technologies and emission-control devices approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) SmartWay Transport Partnership, or any successor program, to reduce fuel consumption and emissions of greenhouse gases and other harmful air pollutants from trucks. Individual recipients may not receive more than $50,000, and the total of all reimbursements under this program may not exceed $500,000 per fiscal year.
Additionally, grants of up to $5,000 per qualified recipient are available for retiring and scrapping 1989 or older model year trucks that have been documented to have been in use for at least 10,000 miles during the calendar year preceding the recipient's grant application, and which are donated to an established auto parts or scrap metal recycler that meets state and U.S. EPA recycling requirements. The total of all reimbursements under this program may not exceed $250,000 per fiscal year. (Reference House Bill 1298, 2009, and Colorado Revised Statutes 42-1-301 to 42-1-305)
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Reductions
The State of Colorado has set goals to reduce GHG emissions by 20% below 2005 values by 2020 and by 80% below 2005 values by 2050. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is directed to develop regulations to submit to its Air Quality Control Commission that mandate reporting of GHG emissions from all major sources. CDPHE must plan for performing updates to the state's GHG inventory and identify and evaluate the benefits and impediments to measures designed to reduce tailpipe emissions from light-duty vehicles, including the utility and availability of alternative fuel vehicles. Additionally, CDPHE must develop a proposal for reducing net GHG emissions from the state's transportation sector. (Reference Executive Order D004 08 (PDF 24 KB)) Download Adobe Reader
