Vermont submitted a final Beneficiary Mitigation Plan to the Trustee in May 2018.  Vermont's overall goals for use of the Environmental Mitigation Trust allocation are as follows:

1. REDUCE NOx emissions from mobile sources, eligible for replacement or repower, in the most cost-effective way possible;
2. DEMONSTRATE the feasibility of all-electric or other NOx mitigating alternatively fueled heavy-duty and transit vehicles and begin to catalyze market transformation; and
3. MAXIMIZE public and private investment in electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

Funding Allocations: 

• Light Duty EV Infrastructure 15%
• On-Road Heavy Duty Vehicles 63%
  • School, Transit, Shuttle – Electric Pilot Program - 11%
  • School, Transit, Shuttle – Electric (Post-Pilot) – 24%
  • Class 4 – 8 Local Freight Trucks – Electric Pilot Program – 5%
  • Class 4 – 8 Local Freight Trucks – Electric (Post-Pilot) and/or combustion – 5%
• Non-Road Equipment (Forklifts, Airport GSE), Locomotives and Marine Vessels -17%
• DERA Reserve – 5%