(a) In order to provide sufficient support for low-emission vehicle projects at the start of the program, the commission shall administer a demonstration project that provides limited funds for fueling infrastructure. Expenditures from the fund for this demonstration program shall not exceed two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000). In addition to providing necessary financial assistance to a limited number of infrastructure projects, the purpose of the infrastructure demonstration program is to assess whether funding for infrastructure is an appropriate and cost-effective use of public funds. (b) The commission shall solicit applications for a balanced mix of demonstration projects involving fueling and electrification infrastructure that is linked to covered vehicle projects and that is consistent with program goals. The commission, in consultation with participating districts, shall make every effort to coordinate infrastructure projects with covered vehicle projects representing a broad variety of fuels, technologies, and applications as appropriate and consistent with this chapter. Infrastructure projects that begin to dispense qualifying fuel on or after the date the program is implemented are eligible for funding under the program. The commission may also subvene infrastructure funds to districts to solicit applications and to expend the funds in accordance with this section. The commission shall have oversight and reporting responsibility for any funds that are subvened pursuant to this subdivision. (c) Any fueling infrastructure funded under the program shall be approved for funding by both the commission and the applicable district. The commission, in consultation with the districts, shall develop guidelines and criteria for infrastructure projects to be funded under the program. (d) The purchase and installation of equipment at a site that is designed primarily to dispense qualifying fuel is eligible for funding under the program. âQualifying fuelâ includes any liquid or gaseous fuel, other than standard gasoline or diesel, which is ultimately dispensed into covered vehicles that provide NO x reductions in California, and which were introduced into operation in California on or after the date the program is implemented. (e) Infrastructure projects to dispense qualifying fuel are eligible for funding from the Infrastructure Demonstration Program at a rate of seven dollars ($7) in one-time funding per million Btus of qualifying fuel to be dispensed annually. Projects that cannot demonstrate sufficient annual fuel throughput to qualify for a one hundred thousand dollar ($100,000) award, that is, over 14,280 million Btus per year, are not eligible for funding. Projects that can demonstrate an annual throughput of more than 14,280 million Btus per year, however, may request funding in amounts less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). Private access facilities are eligible for a maximum award of up to four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000). Public access or limited public access facilities are eligible for a maximum award of up to six hundred thousand dollars ($600,000). Cofunding may be required to receive the applicable award amount. Infrastructure project awards from the fund, net of taxes, shall not exceed the total cost of the infrastructure project less any other applicable grants or tax credits. (f) Infrastructure projects to dispense qualifying fuel shall meet all of the following criteria: (1) Provide documentation, signed by owners of vehicles that will use the fuel, to demonstrate that an approvable amount of qualifying fuel is expected to be dispensed over a period of at least five years. (2) Be designed to meet current industry standards and codes and any applicable regulations. (3) If the owner of the fuel storage and dispensing equipment will be fueling vehicles the owner does not own, the owner shall provide one or more statements, signed by the proposed fueling equipment owner
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