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Air Quality Management District (AQMD) recommending the Board of Supervisors, acting as the AQMD Board of Directors, consider the following:
1) Award the eligible AB 2766 Fiscal Year 2016/17 projects in response to a Request For Proposals issued by AQMD in November 2015;
2) Authorize the Air Pollution Control Officer to execute project agreements with the applicants for the amounts requested (up to $400,692), pending approval of County Counsel and Risk Management; and
3) Change the Drive Clean program by expanding eligibility to include all County residents.
FUNDING: California Department of Motor Vehicles AB 2766 Subvention Funds.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Air Quality Management District (AQMD) recommending the Board, acting as the AQMD Board of Directors, consider the following:
1) Award the eligible AB 2766 Fiscal Year 2016/17 projects in response to a Request For Proposals issued by AQMD in November 2015;
2) Authorize the Air Pollution Control Officer to execute project agreements with the applicants for the amounts requested (up to $400,692), pending approval of County Counsel and Risk Management; and
3) Change the Drive Clean program by expanding eligibility to include all County residents.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
El Dorado County is nonattainment for the federal ozone standard. Motor vehicle emissions are the primary contributor to ozone. In 1990, AB 2766 authorized air districts to assess motor vehicle registration fees to reduce motor vehicle emissions and implement the California Clean Air Act. On December 11, 1990, the Board of Directors adopted Resolution #90-488 that set the motor vehicle registration fee at $2.00 per registered vehicle. On June 14, 2001, the Board of Directors adopted Resolution #01-21 increasing the fee from $2.00 to $4.00 per registered vehicle. To date these funds have been awarded for the implementation of 79 motor vehicle emission reduction projects in the County.
On 11/18/15, AQMD released a Req...
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