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222. Central Texas Clean Cities City of Austin, Dept. of Transportation, Planning & Sustainability 1011 San ]acinto, 2,a. Floor, Austin TX 78701 512-974-3550, email: stacy, neef~ci.austin.tx.us Clean Cities is a locally based, voluntary effort, coordinated and sponsored by the United States Department of Energy, to expand the use of alternatives to gasoline and diesel fuel. In other words, Clean Cities is a program designed to assist the United States to use it's own renewable fuels, and cut dependence on foreign oil. The Department of Energy is committed to energy use in America's transportation sector that is more efficient, less dependent on foreign --~urces, less environmentally disruptive, sustainable and safe. By encouraging alternative fuel and ·ehicle use, the Clean Cities program helps enhance energy security and environmental quality at Voth the national and local levels. There are 82 Clean Cities coalitions in the US. In Texas there are six (6) coalitions including the Central Texas Coalition of Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis and Williamson Counties. You may recognize these five counties of the Austin Metropolitan Statistical Area as being designated "near non-attainment" for air quality. As a community leader, a major business, an influential entity, and because of the Central Texas emphasis, you are an important part of the success we experience as a region. The Central Texas coalition is currently made up of over 30 motivated companies, agencies and municipalities working together to promote alternative fuels (AF) and vehicles (AFV), developing fueling infrastructure to make alternative fuels convenient, and providing information to as many fleet owners and managers as possible. This coalition seeks available rebate and grant opportunities for stakeholders, and the Clean Cities office is a sort of "clearing house" for information and provides networking opportunities. The Central Texas Clean City coalition is expanding the use of alternatives to gasoline and diesel. We -~gve assisted in the development of the voluntary Clean Air Task Force 03 Flex plan for emissions i iductions and actively participated in the forming of the Senate Bill 5 diesel incentive plan. We are ;celerating the deployment of alternative fuel vehicles into local fleets like yours, and laying the groundwork for developing the infrastructure to sustain these fleets throughout our area.