The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation provides the following information as required by the terms of the VW Settlement Trust.

PURPOSE:

The purpose of the Indian Tribe Trust is to expeditiously and efficiently fund Eligible Mitigation Actions (listed below) proposed by Federally-recognized Tribes who have become beneficiaries under the Trust Agreement in order to achieve reductions of Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) emissions in the United States.

Eligible Mitigation Actions include replacement or repower of:

• Class 8 Local Freight Trucks and Port Drayage Trucks
• Class 4-8 School Bus, Shuttle Bus, or Transit Bus
• Freight Switchers
• Ferries/Tugs
• Ocean Going Vessels (OGV) Shore-power
• Class 4-7 Local Freight Trucks
• Airport Ground Support Equipment
• Forklifts and Port Cargo Handling Equipment
• Light Duty Zero Emission Vehicle Supply Equipment

Visit the following website to view the modified (amended) Tribal Trust Agreement for the Volkswagen Settlement: https://www7.nau.edu/itep/main/docs/vw/Modified_Indian_Tribe_Trust_Agreement.pdf

General Information about the VM Settlement Trust can be found on the following websites:

• www.epa.gov/enforcement/volkswagen-clean-air-act-civil-settlement
• www.vwenvironmentalmitigationtrust.com