The director may make grants from the Conversion to Alternative Fuel Grant Program Fund created in Section 19-1-403.3 to a person who installs conversion equipment on an eligible vehicle as described in this part.
Terms Used In Utah Code 19-2-303
Alternative fuel: means :
(a)
propane, natural gas, or electricity; or
(b)
other fuel that the board determines, by rule, to be:
(i)
at least as effective in reducing air pollution as the fuels listed in Subsection (2)(a); or
(ii)
substantially more effective in reducing air pollution as the fuel for which the engine was originally designed. See Utah Code 19-2-302
Conversion equipment: means equipment designed to:
(a)
allow an eligible vehicle to operate on an alternative fuel; and
(b)
reduce an eligible vehicle's emissions of regulated pollutants, as demonstrated by:
(i)
certification of the conversion equipment by the Environmental Protection Agency or by a state or country that has certification standards that are recognized, by rule, by the board;
(ii)
testing the eligible vehicle, before and after the installation of the equipment, in accordance with 40 C. See Utah Code 19-2-302
Cost: means the total reasonable cost of a conversion kit and the paid labor, if any, required to install it. See Utah Code 19-2-302
Director: means the director of the Division of Air Quality. See Utah Code 19-2-302
Person: means an individual, trust, firm, estate, company, corporation, partnership, association, state, state or federal agency or entity, municipality, commission, or political subdivision of a state. See Utah Code 19-1-103
(2)
A person who installs conversion equipment on an eligible vehicle:
(a)
may apply to the division for a grant to offset the cost of installation; and
(b)
shall pass along any savings on the cost of conversion equipment to the owner of the eligible vehicle being converted in the amount of grant money received.
(3)
As a condition for receiving the grant, a person who installs conversion equipment shall agree to:
(a)
provide information to the division about the eligible vehicle to be converted with the grant proceeds;
(b)
allow inspections by the division to ensure compliance with the terms of the grant; and
(c)
comply with the conditions for the grant.
(4)
A grant issued under this section may not exceed the lesser of 50% of the cost of the conversion system and associated labor, or $2,500, per converted eligible vehicle.
