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LA-Long Beach Ports Finalize Comprehensive Clean Air Plan.

Los Angeles and Long Beach Boards of Harbor Commissioners metto vote on adopting the Clean Air Action Plan.

As outlined in a press release issued November 6, the plan calls for eliminating "dirty" diesel trucks from San Pedro Bay cargo terminals within five years through the implementation of a finance program which will facilitate truckers ability to replace their older trucks with a new generation of clean or retrofitted vehicles. The ports, along with the South Coast Air Quality Management District, propose to allocate more than $200 million over five years towards this effort, explore the use of pollution-based impact fees, and aggressively seek state bond funding to assist with this massive truck replacement initiative. For more information, members may contact Curtis Whalen at cwhalen@trucking.org.

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