California Air Resources Board
The California Air Resources Board (ARB) is the nation's leading air quality agency. The mission of the ARB is to promote and protect public health, welfare and ecological resources through the effective and efficient reduction of air pollutants while recognizing and considering the effects on the economy of the state. The ARB is the only state agency with the authority to develop its own emission standards for motor vehicles, and is the developer of the zero emission vehicle rule for passenger cars. The Air Board is one of the founding members of the California Fuel Cell Partnership, bringing with it the reputation for pushing automobile technology to bring California the world's cleanest vehicles. The ARB is the primary lead State agency implementing California's Hydrogen Highway Network, a State initiative to enable the use of hydrogen as a means of diversifying our sources of transportation energy. www.arb.ca.gov or http://hydrogenhighway.ca.gov

California Energy Commission
California Energy Commission The California Energy Commission is a founding member of the California Fuel Cell Partnership and is heading up the fuel cell bus demonstration that will place non-polluting buses into transit service around the state. Goals of the Energy Commission include promoting alternative fuels to reduce petroleum dependence and researching alternative forms of energy such as solar, wind, hydrogen and fuel cells. In particular, the Energy Commission's goals in the transportation sector focus on encouraging the use of non-petroleum fuels and improving motor vehicle efficiency. The Energy Commission promotes these goals by: providing funding to support hydrogen fuel infrastructure demonstration; funding studies that can provide guidance for planning, designing, siting, permitting, and procuring facilities to refuel hydrogen-fueled vehicles; exploring the path to fuel cell commercialization, from identifying potential problems associated with codes and standards, siting, safety, infrastructure, and fuel choice to developing solutions to these problems; and increasing public awareness and enhancing public opinion about fuel cell electric vehicles and hydrogen to prepare the market for commercialization.
www.energy.ca.gov

National Automotive Center
The National Automotive Center (NAC), founded in 1992, is the DoD/Army focal point for collaborative ground vehicle research and development. The NAC, located at the Detroit Arsenal, is an integral part of the Army’s Tank-Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC). The NAC serves as a catalyst linking industry, academia and government agencies in the development, exchange, and commercialization of automotive technologies. The NAC leverages government, commercial industry and academia benefit current and future military ground vehicle systems through: performance improvements, service life extensions, and reduction in ground vehicle design/manufacturing/production/operation/support costs. http://tardec.army.mil/

South Coast Air Quality Management District South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) is the nation's largest local air pollution control agency, covering the greater Los Angeles area. The agency is in charge of air monitoring, air quality planning, regulation of stationary and some mobile sources of air pollution, and development of clean air technologies. Because motor vehicles are the main cause of smog in the region, SCAQMD has long supported and promoted the development and use of alternative fuels and clean vehicles. SCAQMD sees fuel cell vehicles as a key to achieving healthful air in the region.
www.aqmd.gov

U.S. Department of Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy seeks to protect our national and economic security by promoting a diverse supply and delivery of reliable, affordable, and environmentally sound energy. The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and Infrastructure Technologies Program works with partners to research, develop, and validate fuel cells and hydrogen production, delivery, and storage technologies for transportation and stationary applications. Also included among the program's priorities are activities to address safety concerns and develop model codes and standards, as well as activities to educate key stakeholders and facilitate market acceptance of hydrogen fuel cell technologies. www.eere.energy.gov/hydrogenandfuelcells/

U.S. Department of Transportation
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is the federal leader in the Nation's transportation enterprise. DOT's mission is to develop transportation policies and programs consistent with the objectives of the U.S. DOT's top priority is safety while preserving environmental quality.

The Research and Special Programs Administration coordinates DOT's involvement with the CaFCP. This includes the Federal Transit Administration's fuel cell bus program and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's vehicle safety program. DOT supports the CaFCP goals and is working to provide the public with the information needed to have confidence in fuel cell vehicles and their supporting infrastructure. www.dot.gov

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPA's mission is to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment – air, water, and land – upon which life depends. For 30 years, EPA has been working for a cleaner, healthier environment for the American people. The EPA, through its Office of Transportation and Air Quality, is responsible for the national motor vehicle air pollution program. This responsibility includes developing national standards for reducing tailpipe emissions and developing test procedures for measuring tailpipe pollution. EPA is also active in evaluating environmental performance and costs of cleaner vehicles, including alternative fuel vehicles and their fuels. EPA's National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory in Ann Arbor, Michigan has recently commissioned its state-of-the-art testing center for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and is launching a major joint "life cycle" model development project in conjunction with DOE. www.epa.gov/fuelcell