Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant Program [32 Pa.B. 3557] The Department of Environmental Protection (Department) Bureau of Air Quality announces the first opportunity to apply under Cycle 10 of a program to promote and expand the use of alternative transportation fuels and fuel systems such as compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, liquid propane gas, ethanol, methanol, hydrogen, hythane, electricity, coal-derived liquid fuels and fuels derived from biological materials. Grant funds can be used to pay for the difference between an alternative fuel vehicle and a conventional gasoline or diesel vehicle, to convert an existing gasoline vehicle to operate on an alternative fuel, to purchase a new energy efficient hybrid electric vehicle, to purchase and install a refueling or recharging facility or to evaluate new alternative fuel technologies.
Eligible applicants for incentive grants are schools and vocational school districts, municipal authorities, counties, cities, boroughs, incorporated towns, townships, county institution districts, nonprofit entities and corporations or partnerships incorporated or registered in this Commonwealth and Commonwealth residents. Grants awarded for hybrid electric vehicles will be in the amount of $1,500. Other grants awarded in this funding cycle will cover up to 20% of the applicant's eligible costs.
Grant applications can be requested by contacting Virginia Harris, Department of Environmental Protection, Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant Program, P. O. Box 8468, Harrisburg, PA 17105-8468, (717) 772-3429, fax (717) 772-2303, e-mail vharris@state.pa.us. Applications must be received by the Department by 4 p.m. on Tuesday, October 1, 2002. Project costs cannot be incurred before the submittal of an application during the open opportunity. Specify the project type when requesting an application package. The application package also may be obtained through the PA PowerPort at www.state.pa.us or directly at www.dep.state.pa.us (direct LINK ''alternative fuels'').
DAVID E. HESS,
Secretary[Pa.B. Doc. No. 02-1260. Filed for public inspection July 19, 2002, 9:00 a.m.]
