Upcoming Air Quality Funding 

• 3 year minimum required annual usage at Salt Lake City Intermodal Terminal (SLCIT)
• Cargo Handling Equipment (CHE) (e.g., terminal tractors, forklifts): 90% of annual usage (hours)
• Drayage trucks: 100 visits/year or more
• Locomotives (switchers, railcar movers): 75% of annual usage (hours) AND visits must take place 200 days per year.
  • Locomotives must also exclusively perform short-haul runs between the identified port(s) and a second point of rest (e.g., a terminal, interchange, or yard).
• Other eligible mobile source equipment: 90% annual usage (hours and operating days)

Note for locomotives: Locomotives must also exclusively perform short-haul runs between the Salt Lake City Intermodal Terminal and a first point of rest (e.g., a terminal, interchange, or yard).

Infrastructure must directly serve eligible Zero-Emission (ZE) mobile equipment purchased as part of the award.

• General infrastructure: Must be located on-site or in close proximity to the Salt Lake City Intermodal Terminal (applies to equipment besides drayage trucks and locomotives).
• Drayage trucks/locomotives infrastructure: May be located on-site, in close proximity, or at the first point of rest from the Salt Lake City Intermodal Terminal (e.g., a terminal, interchange, or yard).

While scrappage is voluntary, participants who scrap receive a 90% cost-share compared to 75% for those who do not.

To be eligible, the existing equipment must meet certain requirements:

A. Scrappage timing and method

• The equipment must be scrapped or rendered permanently disabled within two years of being replaced, or before the end of the project performance period, whichever comes first.
• The preferred method is cutting a three-inch-by-three-inch hole in the engine block.
• The chassis must be disabled by cutting through the frame or frame rails on each side between the front and rear axles.
• Reselling or donating existing equipment instead of scrapping is ineligible for the scrappage incentive points.

B. Equipment eligibility requirements for scrappage

The equipment being scrapped must meet specific criteria regarding its condition, ownership, remaining life, and usage:

1. Operational: Must be fully operational (able to start, move, and have all necessary parts).
2. Ownership: The fleet owner must have owned and operated the equipment during the two years prior to the upgrade.
3. Remaining life: Must have at least three years of remaining life at the time of scrappage.
4. Equivalent replacement: Must have similar horsepower as the new equipment being purchased (within 40%).

C. Usage requirements for scrapped equipment

To be eligible for scrappage, the existing equipment must meet the following minimum usage requirements in the two years prior to scrappage:

• Certified highway vehicles: Must have accumulated at least 7,000 miles per year.
• Nonroad engines: Must operate at least 500 hours per year.
• Locomotives: Must operate at least 1,000 hours per year.