OAR 340-242-0250: Employee Commute Options Program: What Alternatives Qualify as Equivalent Emission Reductions?

Equivalent emission reduction alternatives at the work site include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Use of alternative fueled vehicles (employer or employee vehicles); (2) Vehicle scrappage (older high-emitting employee or employer vehicles); (3) Forklift replacement (lower emitting technology); (4) Lawn mower replacement (may include lawn mowers employees use at home if home is located within the Portland AQMA); (5) Motor boat motor replacement (may include motor boats owned by employees who live within the Portland AQMA); (6) Reductions in air pollution emissions from non-vehicle sources at the work site; (7) Reductions in non-commute vehicle traffic to the work site or within the work site.