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Volkswagen Settlement Vehicle Awards Through the DERA Option

The Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) is a federal appropriation from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) aimed at decreasing harmful diesel engine emissions. For almost 20 years, the EPA’s DERA program has supplied funding to the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to retrofit, repower, and replace older diesel vehicles and equipment with cleaner, more modern alternatives.

Utah has chosen DERA as one of nine Eligible Mitigation Action categories to receive funding from the VW Settlement, which provides additional support for these initiatives. Funding has been allocated to the following projects in this category:

AwardeeReplacement TypeAward AmountNumber of Vehicles AwardedEligible Mitigation Action CategoryDate
Salt Lake City School DistrictDiesel to electric$700,357.054 replacedSchool busesJune 2023
Salt Lake City School DistrictDiesel to electric$596,637.903 replacedSchool busesDecember 2023
Weber Fire DistrictDiesel to diesel$200,000.001 replacedFire truckOctober 2024
US Cold StorageDiesel to electric$129,645.631 replacedTerminal tractorJanuary 2025

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