District to Receive 3 Cleaner-Fuel Buses
The Hueneme School District will receive clean-powered buses that could be on the road as early as this fall, Assemblyman Nao Takasugi announced Thursday.
Takasugi (R-Oxnard) said the district will receive three of the 49 compressed natural gas buses, which will be ordered in April by the California Energy Commission. Northern California educational agencies will receive 27 buses, and Southern California will receive 22.
“The district’s new CNG buses will replace three diesel buses that have been on the road for too long,” Takasugi said.
The school district has contributed $30,000 toward the bus purchase.
The clean bus program was made possible under a bill by former Van Nuys Assemblyman Richard Katz. The program has purchased 777 energy-efficient buses to help rid the air of pollutants, while saving on energy bills.
Officials say the program allows school districts throughout California to upgrade their fleets in a cost-effective manner and to diversify their transportation fuels. It has replaced buses built before 1977, when the federal government passed motor vehicle safety standards.
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