Lofgren, Panetta Applaud $1 Million Bus Grant for Monterey-Salinas Transit District

WASHINGTON, DC - On Tuesday, November 25 U.S. Representatives Zoe Lofgren (CA-18) and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced that the Monterey-Salinas Transit District had received a $1,032,000 grant for its zero-emission fleet operations.

"We are proud of the efforts Monterey-Salinas Transit has made in reducing the emissions of its fleet, and this grant is going to be a huge help in furthering that progress," said Reps. Lofgren and Panetta. "The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for which we both voted is continuing to support projects such as this, and we're both working hard to ensure more federal infrastructure funding continues to flow to California's Central Coast.

Carl Sedoryk, MST General Manager/CEO commented, “These funds are a critical part of building a complete funding package to develop an energy storage system for our growing fleet of zero emission buses. This system will ensure we can draw power during emergencies when the PG&E grid is unavailable.”

The Monterey-Salinas Transit District has rolled out a plan that will convert their transit bus fleet to zero emissions by 2040. This grant will be used to purchase a backup generator to support its zero-emission bus fleet. It is provided through the Federal Transit Administration's Low or No Emission Grant Program, which received significant funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, supported by both Reps. Lofgren and Panetta.

Lofgren and Panetta also recently announced bus grants for Santa Cruz METRO and Santa Clara VTA.

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