Seaport and Rail Yard Areas Emissions Reduction (SPRY) Program

• Individuals, corporations, organizations, governments or governmental subdivisions or agencies, and/or any other legal entity. This may include a corporation headquartered outside of Texas that operates eligible equipment in Texas.
• Any person or entity is eligible to apply for funding if, for at least two years preceding the submission date of the application, the applicant has:
• owned or leased an on-road vehicle, non-road yard truck or other cargo handling equipment eligible to be replaced under the program; and
• operated the vehicle or equipment in one or more of the designated seaports or rail yards for a minimum of 200 days per year (12-month period) for the preceding two years (24-month period).
• Eligible applicants must also have legal authority to dispose of the vehicle or equipment and engine being replaced or repowered.

• Models of drayage trucks and cargo handling equipment eligible for purchase to replace an existing drayage truck or cargo handling equipment under the program include:
• a heavy-duty on-road vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) over 26,000 pounds;
• a non-road yard truck; and
• other cargo handling equipment.
• To be eligible for purchase under this program a drayage truck or cargo handling equipment must:
• be powered by an electric motor or contain an engine certified to the current federal emissions standards; and
• emit NOx at a rate that is at least 25% less than the emissions rate of the engine on the truck or equipment being replaced.
• In general, the replacement drayage truck or cargo handling equipment must be of the same type, power range, weight category, and body and axle configuration as the drayage truck or cargo handling equipment being replaced. The TCEQ may accept, in specific cases, vehicles or equipment of a different type, power range, weight category, or body and axle configuration to account for the latest technology, vehicle or equipment type used for certain drayage or other cargo handling purposes:
• replacement of an on-road heavy-duty vehicle used solely for moving cargo in an eligible facility with an on-road or non-road yard truck;
• replacement of an on-road yard truck with a non-road yard truck, or vice versa; and
• replacement of certain types of cargo handling equipment used specifically for container handling with a different type of cargo handling equipment that is also used for container handling.

Please refer to the SPRY RFGA for more detailed information on eligibility requirements.

Applicants must operate the grant-funded equipment for a minimum of 200 days per year in the eligible seaport terminals and Class I intermodal Rail Yards located in the state's air quality nonattainment areas.

In addition to these specific terminals and rail yards, other participating facilities of the Houston Ship Channel Security District (HSCSD) will be considered. If an applicant is not able to determine whether a facility is part of the HSCSD or is otherwise not sure of the eligibility of a facility, the applicant should contact the TCEQ for help determining whether a particular facility is eligible.

• For on-road projects, grant recipients must agree to operate the grant-funded truck for 50%, 75%, or 100% of the annual and total usage in the nonattainment areas and affected counties.
• For non-road projects, grant recipients must agree to operate the grant-funded non-road yard truck or other cargo handling equipment for 75%, or 100% of the annual and total usage in the nonattainment areas and affected counties.
• Grant recipients must agree to operate the grant funded vehicle or equipment at one or more of the designated seaports or rail yards for a minimum of 200 days per year (12-month period).
• The grant recipient must agree to monitor the use of the grant-funded vehicles for five years and provide annual reports on the use of the grant-funded vehicles to the TCEQ.

Review the following documents before completing and submitting the Application Forms:

Download the Maximum Eligible Grant Amount Table Instructions and Table(s) applicable to your project. Match the engine emissions model year and GVWR or horsepower range of your old equipment with the percent of use commitment in the table. Applicants may be eligible for up to the maximum grant amount listed for the type of activity or 80% of the eligible costs, whichever is less.

Please contact the TERP program at 1-800-919-TERP if the tables listed do not accommodate a specific vehicle/equipment activity.

Maximum Eligible Grant Amount Table Instructions	Instructions (PDF)
These instructions apply to all of the tables listed below.

Maximum Eligible Grant Amount Tables	Tables (PDF)
Non-Road: Aerial Lifts, Cranes, Crawler Tractors
Non-Road: Container Handling Equipment
Non-Road: Excavators, Graders, Skid Steer Loaders
Non-Road: Forklifts
Non-Road: Rough Terrain Forklifts, Tractor Backhoe Loaders
Non-Road: Rubber Tire Gantry Cranes
Non-Road to Non-Road: Terminal Tractors
Non-Road to On-Road: Terminal Tractors
On-Road to On-Road: Terminal Tractors
On-Road to Non-Road: Terminal Tractors
On-Road to Non-Road: Haul Trucks to Yard Trucks
On-Road: Haul Trucks

Download a copy of the SPRY Program Application and Application Instructions and save to your computer. The application may be completed electronically in Adobe Reader.

Project Type	Instructions	Application
SPRY Project Application (TCEQ-10430i)

The TCEQ requires applicants to complete the W-9 to certify their Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN). The W-9 Form must be submitted with the Application Forms.

W-9 Form- Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification

Complete your application using the instructions provided. Applicants must complete and submit via regular or express mail two (2) original signed copies of the application and W-9 Form in order to be considered for eligibility. Application forms submitted electronically will not be accepted.

Questions on obtaining the SPRY RFGA and Example Contract, determining the eligibility of a project, or completing and submitting applications? Contact TERP staff to discuss.