SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has approved nearly $200 million from its Lower-Emission School Bus Program to replace the 74 oldest school buses still circulating in the state, and to replace or retrofit 4,500 heavily-polluting school buses.
The funds will be distributed among local air districts as follows:
The ARB Lower-Emission School Bus Program will cover the cost to replace all 74 pre-1977 buses and approximately 1,000 buses from 1977 to 1986. The cost of about 3,500 retrofits will also be paid under the program.
For more information, visit www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/schoolbus/schoolbus.htm.
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