SB 22-193, Air Quality Improvement Investments

Concerning measures to improve air quality in the state, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.
The law includes:

- $25 million in funding for the Clean Air Grant Program, which will provide grants for energy efficiency improvements, renewable energy, electrification projects, methane capture projects, sustainable aviation fuel, use of low carbon hydrogen, and carbon capture at industrial facilities to achieve additional emission reductions beyond those required by regulation.
- $12 million in rebates for the purchase of eBikes and for programs that provide eBikes and safety equipment to approximately 12,000 low- and moderate-income Coloradans.
- $65 million to start a new school bus electrification grant program, which aims to transition Colorado’s diesel school bus fleets to electric buses. Grants will be prioritized for vehicles operating in disproportionately impacted communities, the ozone nonattainment area, and schools with high proportions of students receiving free or reduced school meals. The program provides flexibility for applying districts to pay for charging infrastructure and buses, as well as covering administrative costs for applying to both the state and federal electric school bus programs. This will help leverage tens of millions of dollars of additional federal funding.
- $7 million for an oil and gas aerial monitoring program to identify leaks from such sources as pipelines and flowlines, production pads, tanks, central gathering facilities, and compressor stations to quickly identify, inventory, and fix methane and other leaks from oil and gas infrastructure.
- $2 million to increase energy efficiency, reduce water use, promote renewable energy implementation, and enhance sustainable practices in operations of cannabis facilities in Colorado which are major uses of electricity and water.

The Clean Air Program (CAP) is a competitive grant program administered by CEO, with a total funding amount not to exceed $25 million over the program’s six-year duration, sunsetting June 30, 2028.

CAP will provide grants for energy efficiency improvements, renewable energy, electrification projects, methane capture projects, sustainable aviation fuel, use of low carbon hydrogen, and carbon capture at industrial facilities to achieve additional emission reductions beyond those required by regulation.

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