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CENTRAL TEXAS CLEAN CITIES
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<br />MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
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<br />By and among the following Federal, State, Municipal, and private
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<br /> entities:
<br />City of Austin, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. General Services
<br />Administration, United States Postal Service, Texas Building and Procurement Office, Raih-oad Commission of
<br />Texas, State Energy Conservation Office/Comptroller of Public Accounts, Texas Department of Health, Texas
<br />Department of Mental Health & Mental Retardation, Texas Department of Transportation, Texas General Land
<br />Office, Texas Commission for Environmental Quality, University of Texas at Austin, Texas Propane Gas
<br />Association, Texas Renewable Energy Industries Association, Lower Colorado River Authority, Capital
<br />Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Austin Independent School
<br />District, CLEAN AIR Force of Central Texas, Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, Alternate Fuel Systems
<br />Automotive, Clean Fueling Technologies, Cummins Southern Plains, H~.B Grocery, Suburban Propane LP,
<br />SuperShuttle of Austin, Inc., The Green Group, U-HAUL International, Inc., Bastrop Independent School
<br />District, Alternative Fuel Technologies, Capital Area Rural Transit System (CARTS), Center Point Energy
<br />Alternative Fuels(formerly Reliant/Entex), Electric Vehicles of Texas, Emissions Teclmology of Texas L.L.C.,
<br />GREENFUELS Inc., Hangers Cleaners, Texas Campaign for the Environment, Travis County, CenturyTel,
<br />Clean Energy, Gary Job Corps Center, Good Company & Associates, Best BioFuels, World Energy
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<br /> he purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding, is to renew voluntary
<br />mommitments to achieve alternative fuel vehicle goals; to re-affirm commitments
<br />by existing stakeholders; to amend the name of the Austin Clean Cities to Central
<br />Texas Clean Cities; to increase the number of stakeholders participating in the
<br />Clean Cities Program; and to foster a collaborative effort among stakeholders to
<br />develop and establish an alternative fuel infrastructure within Central Texas
<br />that will achieve the overall mission of the Clean Cities Coalition to improve
<br />air quality and facilitate energy independence by encouraging and accelerating
<br />the use of alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) through the increased use and
<br />understanding of alternative fuels; and
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<br />~entral Texas Clean Cities, will coordinate efforts in the interest of:
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<br /> .:. Reducing dependence on petroleum-based and imported fuels, as specified in
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<br />the Energy Policy Act of 1992;
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