What's New List Serve Post Display

We have posted a list showing the distribution of initial bond
funds to restart a subset of Proposition 1B projects for goods
movement and school buses on our website. The address is
http://www.arb.ca.gov/gmbond.

The Board awarded over $246 million in first year funds for
goods movement projects to local agencies in Spring 2008.  These
projects have been suspended since December 2008 due to the lack
of bond funding.  ARB has now received $110 million in bond
monies to support these existing grant awards.  The posted list
indicates which local agency projects are receiving these initial
funds.  ARB will be formally notifying local agencies via letter
that they are authorized to restart certain projects up to the
specified dollar amounts.  When the letters are sent, we will
post them on the webpage.

On May 28, 2009, the Board will consider staff’s proposal to
make limited changes to the current Program Guidelines, support
transfer of funds to backup projects, and amend the existing
grant agreements to reflect the funding delay and other
developments.  Please see the meeting notice on the website for a
description of these changes.  

Note:  the May 28th Board item does not include the
comprehensive update to the Program Guidelines that we are
developing for the next funding cycles.  Staff will hold public
workshops in Summer 2009 to continue discussion on those updates.
 We expect to present the updated Guidelines to the Board in Fall
2009, followed by award of the next round of funding as bond
monies become available. 

If you have any questions, you can contact us at
gmbond@arb.ca.gov or (916) 44-GOODS (444-6637).