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The Utah Department of Environmental Quality receives stimulus funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The current status of the established projects can be viewed in the following tables:
The Utah Division of Air Quality has established the following ARRA projects:
| Project | Cost |
| Retrofit 306 school buses statewide with Diesel Oxidation Catalyst and closed Crankcase Ventilation Systems. | $508,486 |
| Partner with USOE and local school districts in non-attainment areas to purchase approximately 21 school buses. UDAQ will reimburse school districts $44,000 per school bus. The following school districts will use ARRA funding to purchase new school buses: Cache, Logan, Box Elder, Weber, Ogden (First Student), Davis, Salt Lake City, Granite, Jordan, Canyons, Alpine, Nebo, Provo City, and Murray. | $1,221,514 |
Total Cost |
$1,730,000 |
| Project | Cost |
| Agriculture Emissions | |
| Funding will be used to replace 12 agricultural vehicles and equipment, repower 26 engines in agricultural vehicles and equipment, and install 25 APUs on agricultural vehicles. Installing more fuel efficient technology on agricultural vehicles and equipment will insure that stricter emissions standards requirements are met and yield more diesel fuel conservation. | $750,000 |
Total Cost |
$750,000 |
Revised: November 3, 2009