OAR 340-270-0700: Allocation of Rebate Funding by Disproportionate Diesel Pollution Burden

(1) At least 40 percent of the moneys deposited in the fund per biennium are allocated to fund the provision of rebates for vehicles located in communities disproportionately burdened by diesel pollution. (2) DEQ will analyze air quality, population density, and vulnerable populations to determine the geographic scope of disproportionately burdened populations, and allocate reserved 40 percent of rebate money for qualifying projects, irrespective of 340-270-0690(d), in designated areas. (3) If DEQ determines that the total amount of rebates provided to purchasers for qualifying vehicles in areas disproportionately burdened by diesel pollution is unlikely to exceed 40 percent of the total amount of moneys deposited in the fund during a biennium, DEQ will release rebate money for all qualifying projects.