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San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District Page 3 District Reference No . 20220098 February 28, 2022 le ) Project Related Operational Emissions — Reduce Idling of Heavy Duty Trucks The goal of this strategy is to limit the potential for localized PM2 . 5 and toxic air quality impacts associated with failure to comply with the state ' s Heavy Duty anti - idling regulation ( e . g . limiting vehicle idling to specific time limits ) . The diesel exhaust from excessive idling has the potential to impose significant adverse health and environmental impacts . Therefore , efforts to ensure compliance of the anti - idling regulation , especially near sensitive receptors , is important to limit the amount of idling within the community , which will result in community air quality benefits . 1f) Voluntary Emission Reduction Agreement If the Project is expected to have a significant impact , the District recommends the environmental review also include a discussion on the feasibility of implementing a Voluntary Emission Reduction Agreement ( VERA ) for this project . A VERA is a mitigation measure by which the project applicant provides pound - for- pound mitigation of emissions increases through a process that develops , funds , and implements emission reduction projects , with the District serving a role of administrator of the emissions reduction projects and verifier of the successful mitigation effort . To implement a VERA , the project applicant and the District enter into a contractual agreement in which the project applicant agrees to mitigate Project specific emissions by providing funds for the District ' s incentives programs . The funds are disbursed by the District in the form of grants for projects that achieve emission reductions . Thus , project - specific regional impacts on air quality can be fully mitigated . Types of emission reduction projects that have been funded in the past include replacement of old heavy- duty trucks with new , cleaner , heavy - duty trucks , electrification of stationary internal combustion engines ( such as agricultural irrigation pumps ) , and replacement of older school buses . In implementing a VERA , the District verifies the actual emission reductions that have been achieved as a result of completed grant contracts , monitors the emission reduction projects , and ensures the enforceability of achieved reductions . After the project is mitigated , the District certifies to the Lead Agency that the mitigation is completed , providing the Lead Agency with an enforceable mitigation measure demonstrating that project - specific regional emissions have been mitigated to less than significant . To assist the Lead Agency and project applicant in ensuring that the environmental document is compliant with CEQA , the District recommends the environmental review includes an assessment of the feasibility of implementing a VERA .