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S. Rept. 114-284 1 (2016-06-21)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxsik0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUT-ENTICATED US. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP Calendar No. 525 114TH CONGRESS REPORT 2d Session SENATE 114-284 DIESEL EMISSIONS REDUCTION ACT OF 2016 JUNE 21, 2016.-Ordered to be printed Mr. INHOFE, from the Committee on Environment and Public Works, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany S. 2816] [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] The Committee on Environment and Public Works, to which was referred the bill (S. 2816) to reauthorize the diesel emissions reduc- tion program, having considered the same, reports favorably there- on without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass. GENERAL STATEMENT AND BACKGROUND Established pursuant to the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) is a voluntary program that incentivizes equipment and vehicle owners to retrofit existing heavy-duty diesel vehicles and engines with new technology, or re- place engines and equipment through the disbursal of federal and state grants and rebates. Diesel engines are reliable and efficient, but older ones emit significant amounts of exhaust including par- ticulate matter (PM) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) which can harm human health. Initially a grant program, the EPA started award- ing the first DERA grants in 2008 with the purpose of reducing diesel exhaust from older engines. In January 2011, DERA was re- authorized through fiscal year 2016 and the EPA was given the au- thority to offer rebates in addition to grants pursuant to the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2010. The EPA started the first rebate program in 2012 targeting school bus replacement. The DERA program is administered by the Environmental Pro- tection Agency's (EPA) National Clean Diesel Campaign within the Office of Transportation and Air Quality. According to the agency's 59-010

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