MOU establishes Los Dos Laredos Clean Cities Coalition

The recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding by several state and local agencies and businesses has certified the commitments and goals of a completed and approved Program Plan to designate Laredo as a Clean City.
Representatives of the Texas Dept. of Transportation, the Railroad Commission of Texas, Texas A&M International University, El Metro, and the Laredo Chamber of Commerce were present for the signing of the MOU. Other community entities which have signed the MOU include Entex, Sames Motor Company, Propane Energy, Ltd., and UISD.
Clean Cities is a locally based voluntary, government/industry partnership, coordinated by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to expand the use of alternatives to gasoline and diesel fuel. The common names of the alternative fuels identified in the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPACT) are ethanol, methanol, natural gas, electricity, and liquefied petroleum gas (propane).
Clean Cities builds on local initiative, provides options to local problems, and creates local partnerships and nationwide networks to achieve its goals. It creates an effective program that is carried out at the local level to create a sustainable nationwide alternative fuels market. Clean Cities works directly with local businesses and governments to shepherd them through the goal-setting, coalition-building, and commitment process necessary to establish the foundation for a viable alternative fuel market.
The Program Plan put forth in the MOU serves as the mechanism by which the individual stakeholders make specific commitments to purchase vehicles, invest in refueling infrastructure, provide Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFV) maintenance and service, educate the community about alternative fuels and AFVs, and participate as members of coalition committees. Los Dos Laredo Clean Cities Program plan was prepared for presentation to the U.S. Dept. of Energy by Dan Deaton.
For more information, contact Clean Cities coordinator Eddie Milan at 722-9895.