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RESOLUTION NO.
84-289
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RESOLUTION OF"THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO REQUESTING REDESIGNATION OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY AND SAN
BERNARDINO COt1NTY TO ATTAINMENT AREAS FOR FEDERAL AMBIENT AIR
QUALITY STANDARD FOR NITROGEN DIOXIDE.
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WHEREAS, all portions of a designated air quality control
area are considered by the Environmental Protection Agency to be
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non attainment areas for a federal ambient air quality standard if
one portion is not in attainment of the standard; and
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WHEREAS, designated areas which are in attainment of the
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federal ambient air quality standards are not subject to the
imposition of a construction ban or other sanctions; and
WHEREAS, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties are now in
attainment of the federal ambient air quality standard for
nitrogen dioxide and have been since 1981; and
WHEREAS, areas which are in attainment of the federal air
quality standards may be redesignated from nonattainment to
attainment areas by the provisions of the Clean Air Act; and
WHEREAS, the South Coast Air Quality Management District,
which is the duly constituted air quality control agency for the
South Coast Air Basin has, as required by the provisions of the
Clean Air Act, requested the State of California Air Resources
Board to recommend to the Environmental Protection Agency that
the Riverside and San Bernardino County portions of the South
Coast Air Basin be redesignated to attainment of the federal air
quality standard for nitrogen dioxide; and
WHEREAS, the Environmental Protection Agency has stated its
intention to consider imposition in the near future of a
construction ban on major new and modified stationary sources of
1 air emissions and consider federal funding limitations on the
2 entire South Coast Air Basin even though only one county area
3 within this basin continues to be in nonattainment of the federal
4 air quality standard for nitrogen dioxide; and
5 WHEREAS, emission control programs adopted and implemented
6 by the South Coast Air Quality Management District, Riverside
7 County, San Bernardino County and the cities therein have been an
8 integral part of the attainment of the federal air quality
9 standard for nitrogen dioxide in these counties and cities; and
10 WHEREAS, the entire South Coast Air Basin has been projected
11 to be in attainment of the federal nitrogen dioxide standard by
12 1987; and
13 WHEREAS, in its passage of the Clean Air Act, Congress did
]4 not intend to impose sanctions on an area which is making
15 reasonable progress and good faith efforts towards attainment of
16 the air quality standards; and
17 WHEREAS, a construction ban would seriously hinder the
18 construction of cogeneration and other energy conservation projec s
19 thus increasing our dependence on foreign energy sources and
20 decreasing our national security; and
21 WHEREAS, a construction ban and funding limitations could
22 hinder the present economic recovery in Riverside and San
23 Bernardino Counties and impair the well-being of the citizens of
24 these areas; and
25 WHEREAS, a construction ban would hinder development of new
26 and better air pollution emission control technology and delay
27 the installation of improved emission controls and could impede
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1 WHEREAS, imposition of a construction ban thus could be
2 counterproductive to the improvement in air quality in the
3 counties of Riverside and San Bernardino; and
4 WHEREAS, redesignation to attainment of the federal air
5 quality standard for nitrogen dioxide for the Counties of
6 Riverside and San Bernardino would prevent the imposition of a
7 construction ban and funding restrictions and resulting
8 detrimental effects of such sanctions on air quality and the local
9 economy,
10 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the California Air
11 Resources Board is requested to immediately approve the pending
12 request to redesignate the Counties of Riverside and San
13 Bernardino to be attainment areas for the federal ambient air
14 quality standard for nitrogen dioxide and promptly forward this
15 request and approval to the Environmental Protection Agency; and
16 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, upon receipt from the Air Resources
17 Board of the redesignation request and approval for the Counties
18 of Riverside and San Bernardino, that the Regional Administrator
19 for Region IX of the Environmental Protection Agency promptly
20 approve the redesignation of the Counties of Riverside and San
21 Bernardino to attainment areas for the federal ambient air
22 quality standard for nitrogen dioxide; and
23 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk of the City of
24 San Bernardino be directed, and she is hereby directed, to
25 mail certified copies of this resolution to the following:
26 Mr. Gordon Duffy, Chairman, California Air Resources Board,
27 P.O. Box 2815, Sacramento, CA 95812; Ms. Judith Ayres, Regional
28 Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX,
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215 Fremont Street, San Francisco, CA 94105; Ms. Faye Myers
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Dastrup, South Coast Air Quality Management District, 9150 Flair
I Drive, El Monte, CA 91731.
II I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly
adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San
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IBernardino at a
Ithe 6th day of
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meeting thereof, held on
, 1984, by the following vote,
AYES:
Council Members Reillv. Hernandez. Marks.
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Ouiel, Frazier
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NAYS:
None
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ABSENT:
Council Members Castaneda. Strickler
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The foregoing resolution is hereby
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of
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