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6. RESOLUTION NO. ____________ - SECOND AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT NO. 19-\n3685 WITH THE NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY FOR THE ZERO\nEMISSION SHORE TO STORE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT\nSummary: Staff requests approval of the proposed Second Amendment to Subrecipient\nAgreement No. 19-3685 with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to perform\ndata collection, analysis, and reporting for the grant funded, zero emissions “Shore to Store”\nProject (Project). In this Project, the Harbor Department is partnering with Kenworth Truck\nCompany (Kenworth), the Port of Hueneme (POH), NREL, and Shell Oil Products, US (Shell) to\ndevelop and demonstrate on-road hydrogen fuel cell and off-road battery electric zero emissions\nvehicles, including the necessary fueling infrastructure. The Project was approved by the Board\nof Harbor Commissioners (Board) on March 7, 2019, along with acceptance of the grant award\nfrom the California Air Resources Board (CARB), and approval of Grant Agreement No. 19-3969\nin the amount of $41,122,260 to implement the Project. The Board approved the First\nAmendment to Grant Agreement No. 19-3969 on April 1, 2021, to extend the project term. In\nOctober, 2021, the Board approved the First Amendment to Subrecipient Agreement No. 19-\n3685 with NREL to align with the amended Grant Agreement. This proposed Second\nAmendment to Subrecipient Agreement No. 19-3685 with NREL incorporates updates to the\nproject schedule and milestones to account for the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the\nproject timeline and provides additional funding to cover the extended time. All other terms and\nconditions will remain unchanged. If the proposed Amendment is approved, the Harbor\nDepartment will be financially responsible for the payment of $148,000 in additional funding to\nNREL to complete data collection, analysis and reporting related to the project.\nRecommendation: Board resolve to (1) find that the Director of Environmental Management has\ndetermined that the proposed action is administratively and categorically exempt from the\nrequirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Article II Section 2(f)\nand Article III Class 6(2) of the Los Angeles City CEQA Guidelines; (2) approve the Second\nAmendment to Agreement No. 19-3685 between the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department\nand National Renewable Energy Laboratory to extend the term, add funds, and update the\nschedule and project milestones for the Shore to Store Demonstration Project; (3) authorize the\nExecutive Director to execute and the Board Secretary to attest to said Second Amendment with\nthe National Renewable Energy Laboratory for and on behalf of the Board; and (4) adopt\nResolution No.____________.