APPENDIX A SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRES

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1 APPENDIX A SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRES This appendix prvides the separate survey frms used in the telephne interviews cnducted with airprts and private grund transprtatin peratrs. Airprt Survey Frm 1. State the airprt name. 2. Please prvide the fllwing infrmatin: cntact name and title, address, phne, and Cnfirm current attainment status f the area where the airprt is lcated, as defined in the Clean Air Act. Airprt is lcated in attainment area Airprt is lcated in nn-attainment area 4. Des the airprt encurage the use f alternative fuels (such as: cmpressed natural gas, prpane, liquefied natural gas, bidiesel, ethanl, hydrgen, electricity) r ther types f clean vehicles (e.g., hybrid electric, etc.) by the private grund fleets serving the airprt? Yes N 5. If yes, what alternative vehicle technlgies/fuels are encuraged by the airprt? Cmpressed natural gas (CNG) Prpane Liquefied natural gas (LNG) Bidiesel Ethanl Hydrgen All-electric Hybrid-electric vehicles Other (please specify) N preference fr a specific technlgy 6. What sustainability practices des the airprt encurage private grund transprtatin fleets t implement? Use f alternative fuel vehicles Reductin f idling Use f mre fuel-efficient vehicles Use f emissin reductin devices/equipment Strategies t reduce empty rides (describe)

2 7. What kinds f incentives are used t encurage fleets t use alternative fuels and clean vehicles? Nne Preferential access t terminal building and custmers by AFVs Lwer airprt access charges Lwer charges fr using airprt services by the fleet AFVs Lwer parking charges Premium parking lcatins fr fleet AFVs Prviding alternative fueling at the airprt premises fr fleet fueling cnvenience Airprt grants/subsidies fr purchasing alternative fuel vehicles 8. Des the airprt have a frmal plicy requiring the usage f clean vehicles/fuels by private grund transprtatin fleets perating at the airprt? Yes (please prvide the plicy URL) N 9. What is the rigin f the plicy? Regulatry requirement impsed by the lcal jurisdictin/municipality r gvernment authrity Rule impsed by the airprt Frmal agreement between the airprt and grund transprtatin fleet Envirnmental mitigatin cntained in Envirnmental Assessment (EA) r Envirnmental Impact Statement (EIS) fr an airprt prject 10. What des the clean vehicle/alternative fuel plicy require? Certain percentage f fleet perating at the airprt t use alternative fuels (please specify percentage and types f fuel required) Minimum MPG requirement fr vehicles perating at the airprt (specify MPG) Vehicle replacement requirements (specify the requirements fr MPG, future date) 11. Hw were these requirements develped? Based n envirnmental mitigatin cntained in an Envirnmental Assessment (EA) r Envirnmental Impact Statement (EIS) fr an airprt prject Based n airprt sustainability plan and gals Based n lcal r reginal sustainability plans/gals fr gvernment fleets Matching similar requirements at cmpeting airprts (benchmarking) 12. Are the fleets using the airprt invlved in develping these requirements? Never

3 Smetimes Often, but nt all the time Always 13. Des the airprt have an anti-idling plicy? Yes N 14. What des the plicy require? Any idling is nt allwed N unattended idling N mre than 2 minutes f idling N mre than 5 minutes f idling N mre than 10 minutes f idling 15. Hw is the inti-idling plicy enfrced? N enfrcement Vilatrs are ticketed Vilatrs are denied access t airprt Vilatrs lse preferential treatment at the airprt (e.g., denied prime lcatin accessing the terminal) 16. What funding/grants are used at yur airprt t encurage fleets t use cleaner fuels/vehicles at the airprt? Nne Vluntary Airprt Lw Emissin (VALE) Prgram Airprt Imprvement Prgram (AIP) grants State grants (specify) Lcal grants (specify) Grants established by the airprt (describe) 17. Fr every prgram listed in Q16, please describe grant prgram utilizatin by airprt grund fleets and hw lng it has been available. Private fleets rarely take advantage f the airprt grant prgram t cnvert their fleets t alternative fuels (prvide size f the fleet cvered by the prgram) Fleets smetimes use the grant prgram but the prgram is mstly undersubscribed (prvide size f the fleet cvered by the prgram) The prgram is fully utilized by the airprt fleets (prvide size f the fleet cvered by the prgram) The prgram is largely versubscribed (i.e., there are cnsistently much mre applicants than available grants) (prvide size f the fleet cvered by the prgram)

4 18. Hw des the airprt mnitr fleets cmpliance with clean vehicle the requirements? N mnitring Vluntary self-certificatin Mandatry and regular reprting by fleets Regular inspectins perfrmed by airprt staff Other (specify) 19. Hw des the airprt enfrce the clean vehicle requirements? N enfrcement Impsing fines n vilating fleets Revking preferential treatment f fleets Renegtiating fleet access agreements and limiting/denying airprt access t vilatrs Other (specify) 20. What is the primary reasn fr implementing the existing clean vehicle/alternative fuel plicy at yur airprt? Imprve lcal/reginal air quality Achieve Leadership in Energy and Envirnmental Design (LEED) r similar certificatin Establish/imprve green image in the cmmunity Cmply with lcal/reginal gvernment regulatins Incremental business pprtunity (e.g. airprt is selling alternative fuels and stands t benefit frm increased AFV usage) Envirnmental mitigatin cntained in Envirnmental Assessment (EA) r Envirnmental Impact Statement (EIS) fr an airprt prject 21. Des the airprt track envirnmental impact f the plicy after it was implemented? Yes N 22. Did the airprt ntice a change in fleets vehicle use since the plicy was implemented? Yes (Describe the change) N (Describe suspected reasns fr n change in fleet behavir) 23. What is the mst recently measured impact f the plicy? Please specify. Greenhuse Gas (GHG) reduced per year (carbn dixide, methane, nitrus xide) Criteria pllutants reduced per year (nitrgen dixide, particulate matter, grund-level zne, carbn mnxide, sulfur dixide) Petrleum displaced (tns/year) Other qualitative impacts (e.g., achievement f reginal NAAQS attainment status change, etc.)

5 24. What are the main bstacles/barriers encuntered by the airprt during implementatin f the clean vehicle plicy? Rank answers frm 1 (mst imprtant) t 8 (least imprtant). Nne Lack f understanding and/r priritizatin frm private fleets State f alternative fuel technlgies (i.e., AFVs are nt cmpetitive with traditinal vehicles) Lack f public fueling infrastructure t supprt AFV fleet peratins Csts assciated with fleet cnversin Lack f available grants t fund fleet cnversin Difficulty with mnitring and enfrcement f the impsed requirements Difficulty changing cncessinaire agreement(s) ut f phase with renegtiatin timeline, cncessinaire wanting rebates r ther benefits t implement, etc. 25. Hw were these bstacles addressed? Please prvide brief descriptin. 26. Please describe main success factrs fr designing a successful clean vehicles prgram. Strng airprt leadership Partnership with majr fleets Partnership with fuel suppliers Supprt f state/lcal air quality agencies Availability f grants/funding frm state/lcal agencies r private sectr 27. Please describe majr issues that shuld be cnsidered/avided while designing clean vehicles prgram. 28. Is the airprt satisfied with the exiting clean vehicle prgram? Mstly satisfied Smewhat satisfied Neither satisfied, nr dissatisfied Smewhat dissatisfied Mstly dissatisfied 29. Hw ften is the prgram reviewed and/r amended internally? Never Twice a year Once a year Every 2-3 years Every 5 years When needed Other frequency (describe)

6 30. Hw ften is the prgram reviewed and/r amended with grund transprtatin cncessinaires? Never Twice a year Once a year Every 2-3 years Every 5 years When needed When cncessin agreement is renegtiated (please describe hw ften this ccurs) Other frequency (describe) 31. D yu have any tls yu can share with ther airprts r fleet peratrs that yu use in yur prgram? Fr example, mitigatin mnitring reprts, crdinatin with air quality regulatrs, etc. 32. D yu have fleet peratr cntact recmmendatin fr us t interview? Please prvide a name, phne, and/r . Grund Transprtatin Prvider Survey Frm 1. State the grund transprtatin prvider cmpany. 2. Please prvide the fllwing infrmatin: cntact name and title, address, phne, and Which airprt(s) des yur cmpany prvide grund transprtatin services fr? Please include identifiers. 4. What sustainability practices des yur cmpany emply while wrking at the airprt? Check all that apply. Use f alternative fuel vehicles (e.g., cmpressed natural gas, prpane, liquefied natural gas, bidiesel, ethanl, hydrgen, battery-electric) r hybridelectric vehicles Limit idling at the airprt Use fuel efficient vehicles at the airprt Emply emissin reductin devices/equipment Strategies t reduce empty rides (describe) 5. If yu answered yes t the use f alternative fuels vehicles in Q4, please describe which alternative vehicle technlgies/fuels are emplyed by yur cmpany while perating at airprt (check all that apply) Cmpressed Natural Gas (CNG) Prpane Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)

7 Bidiesel Ethanl Hydrgen All-electric Hybrid-electric vehicles Other (please specify) N preference fr a specific technlgy 6. Were these practices adpted as a result f the airprt requirements? Yes (frmal r infrmal) N 7. Des the airprt impse a frmal plicy requiring the use f clean vehicles/fuels and/r ther emissin reductin practices by grund transprtatin fleets perating at the airprt? Yes (please prvide) N 8. What actins/gals des the clean vehicle plicy require the fleets t achieve? Nne (n plicy) Certain percentage f fleet perating at the airprt t use alternative fuels (please specify percentage and types f fuel required) Minimum MPG requirement fr vehicles perating at the airprt (specify MPG) Vehicle replacement requirements (specify the requirements fr MPG, future date) 9. Des the airprt invlve grund transprtatin prviders in develping the abve rules/requirements? Never Smetimes Often, but nt all the time Always 10. Hw are the requirements f the clean vehicle plicies frmalized? N frmal requirements/plicies Cncessin agreements with fleets/tenants N frmal plicy, but an infrmal agreement with grund transprtatin fleets The system f incentives fr cmpliance and penalties fr nncmpliance 11. Please describe driver acceptance f the airprt clean vehicle rules. N/A Drivers always cmply with the airprt clean vehicle requirements Drivers mstly cmply with the airprt clean vehicle requirements with few instances f nncmpliance

8 Drivers resist airprt clean vehicle requirements and dn t cmply Drivers initially resist airprt clean vehicle requirements right after they are impsed, but after sme time they typically becme mre accepting f the rule Other (describe) 12. What changes t yur fleet peratins did yu have t implement t cmply with the requirements f the airprt clean vehicle prgram? N/A Install emissin reductin equipment n vehicles Cnvert vehicles t alternative fuels Purchase/lease new cnventinal vehicles Purchase/lease new alternative fuel vehicles Change vehicle rutes r dispatching Change fueling prcedures r ther lgistical practices Other 13. Please prvide a brief descriptin f the changes t yur fleet peratins t cmply with the airprt clean vehicle prgram, as utlined in Q Hw difficult was it fr yur fleet t make thse changes? N/A Extremely difficult Smewhat difficult Nt very difficult Relatively easy Very easy 15. What are the main barriers fr cmplying with the sustainability requirements impsed by the airprts n yur fleet? N/A Lack f driver acceptance Lack f availability f alternative fueling infrastructure at r arund the airprt Crprate vehicle prcurement prcedures Csts f alternative fuel technlgies/vehicles Lack f gvernment incentives r airprt grants t help fleet cnversin 16. What are the main strategies that can help yu vercme these bstacles/barriers? N/A Emplyee training and utreach Encurage the airprt t prvide alternative fueling infrastructure at the airprt Seek gvernment r airprt grants t reduce the incremental cst f cnverting the fleet t alternative fuels Negtiate a reasnable fleet cnversin schedule with the airprt

9 Other (describe) 17. What incentives are available t the fleets t cmply with the requirements f the clean vehicle prgrams at the airprt? N/A Premium access t airprt terminal and/r parking fr AFVs Discunted fees fr airprt services fr AFVs Airprt grants t fleets fr cnverting t AFVs Lcal/state gvernment grants and tax credits/rebates 18. Based n yur past experience, which incentives d yu find the mst effective fr encuraging the cnversin f yur fleet t clean vehicles? N/A Preferential treatment f AFVs by the airprt Gvernment tax rebates/credits Grants (frm gvernment r the airprt) fr cnverting the fleet 19. Yur evaluatin f the success f the existing airprt clean vehicle prgram. Very successful Smewhat successful Smewhat unsuccessful Very unsuccessful N/A D nt knw 20. What sustainability practices d yu expect t implement in yur fleet in the near future? Purchase/lease alternative fuel vehicles Cnvert cnventinal vehicles t alternative fuel Install emissin reductin equipment n vehicles Implement idle reductin plicy Install idle reductin equipment n vehicles Nne 21. Where will these requirements/practices riginate? Suggested by my cmpany/fleet Impsed by the airprt Impsed by gvernment authrity 22. Please describe the issues r suggestins that airprts shuld cnsider while structuring clean vehicle prgrams. Invlve affected fleets in develping vehicle requirements

10 Be pen t suggestins frm fleets Prvide enugh time fr the fleets t cmply Prvide incentives and/r funding t fleets t cnvert vehicles t AFVs Outreach t fleets t explain the benefits f the suggested clean vehicle prgram Track and enfrce cmpliance Track and dcument success f the prgram Other (describe) D yu have any tls yu can share with ther airprts r fleet peratrs that yu use in yur prgram (e.g., reprts required in cncessin agreement, fuel use reprts, fleet reprts, etc.)?