DATE: January 11, 2022
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INFORMATIONAL UPDATE AND DIRECTION TO STAFF ON THE MARITIME CLEAN AIR STRATEGY'S ZERO EMISSION HEAVY-DUTY TRUCK OBJECTIVES INCLUDING:
A) PROGRESS ON THE ZERO EMISSION HEAVY-DUTY TRUCK TRANSITION PLAN; AND
B) COMPILATION OF FORESEEABLE TASKS AND MILESTONES FOR TRUCK OBJECTIVE 1B: DEVELOPMENT OF A SHORT-HAUL ZERO EMISSION TRUCK PROGRAM; TRUCK OBJECTIVE 1D: CREATION OF A TRUCK REGISTRY; AND TRUCK OBJECTIVE 2A: IDENTIFICATION OF FOUR LOCATIONS FOR ZERO EMISSION TRUCK CHARGING
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The Maritime Clean Air Strategy (MCAS) sets a bold vision of "Health Equity for All" and presents thirty-four near-term objectives to reduce emissions from maritime-related activities. Importantly, the MCAS aims to achieve 40 percent zero emission truck trips to the District's marine cargo terminals in 2026 and 100 percent zero emission heavy-duty truck trips in 2030. During the November 9, 2021 Board of Port Commissioners Board Meeting, the Board directed staff to develop a Heavy-Duty Zero Emission Truck Transition Plan (Truck Transition Plan) to serve as roadmap to achieve these targets. Staff were requested to complete the Truck Transition Plan by June 2022 and to provide updates during Board meetings in January and March of 2022.
Staff have retained a consultant, WSP, to help prepare the Truck Transition Plan. Data collection is ongoing to identify trucks and their operating characteristics which service the District's marine cargo terminals. Development of a framework to predict when the population of trucks may convert to zero emission technologies is proceeding.
Additionally, staff were directed to provide an update to the Board in January 2022 and to include a compilation of foreseeable tasks and milestones on a variety of MCAS Truck Objectives that support the transition of heavy-duty diesel trucks to zero emission technologies. These objectives include:
* Truck Objective 1B: Development of a Short-Haul Ze...
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