Nassau County is set to receive a $42 million boost in federal funding to upgrade its aging bus system by ditching its diesel vehicles and rehabilitating its fleet yard.

The funding influx to the Long Island area’s public transit agency, the Nassau Inter-County Express, or NICE, will replace nearly 30 diesel-powered buses “at the end of their useful lives” with low-emission ones, as well as upgrade its outdated bus facility in Rockville Centre, according to officials.

“We are grateful to President Trump and [Transportation] Secretary [Sean] Duffy for this grant that will allow us to operate our buses in a safer and more efficient manner and provide quality public transportation for the residents of Nassau County,” Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said in a statement.

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