[Airresources] Public Informational Session Regarding the Proposed Volkswagen Environmental Beneficiary Mitigation Plan (BMP) - Thursday, May 17th, 4-6PM

[St.Amand, Paige (DEM)]

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The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (the Department) invites you to participate in a public informational session regarding the Proposed Volkswagen Environmental Beneficiary Mitigation Plan (BMP) for Rhode Island's $14.3 million allocation of the Volkswagen (VW) Environmental Mitigation Trust.
The Department along with Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) and Office of Energy Resources (OER) will conduct the informational session. The informational session will be held at the following time and location:
Date:   Thursday, May 17, 2018
Time:   4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Place:  Rhode Island College, Providence - Gaige Hall, Room 200
At this informational session, staff will discuss:
*         Background on VW environmental mitigation trust.
*         Overall goals for the use of funds.
*         Eligible mitigation action categories to be funded.
*         Emission reduction quantification and estimates.
*         Administrative process for implementation.

Draft Beneficiary Mitigation Plan Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust Agreement<http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/air/documents/pn/vwmitplan.pdf>
The public will have the opportunity to provide plan specific feedback during a 30-day public comment period. Plan specific comments may be emailed to Allison.Callahan at dem.ri.gov<mailto:Allison.Callahan at dem.ri.gov> through June 11, 2018.
Final Beneficiary Mitigation Plan - The Department will consider all comments received, review any new or revised requirements the trustee develops, make any relevant revisions, and post the final BMP on the Department's VW website<http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/air/vwsettle.php>.  After revisions, the Department, as the lead agency, will submit the final BMP to the trustee no later than 30 days prior to its first funding request.
Copies of this plan are also available at the Department's Office of Air Resources, 235 Promenade St, Providence, RI. Any additional requests can be made by contacting the Office of Air Resources at 401-222-2808, weekdays, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Please note that the RIC campus is accessible via RIPTA. For details, please visit: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.ric.edu_aboutric_Pages_Directions.aspx&d=DwIFAg&c=tSLbvWYfvulPN3G_n48TUw&r=2Nj5P5Nc4OfNSWpjaNb68z-UL4ZsOEi-13E7IMBXONs&m=VG_O7003qnLRmgE6nmDpMXriFVbkXXJh49ri-yXntcs&s=Wi1tZFYjtGg0zEGSM3yp7xJ2DjjeLlN3mCNKMyONrn4&e=
[Attachment - May 10, 2018 Press Release]


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