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El Dorado County Air Quality Management District (District) recommending the Board, acting as the Air Quality Management Board of Directors, adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 176-2018 authorizing Air Pollution Control Officer to:
1) Execute grant agreement G17-EIDG-06 accepting initial funding from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in the estimated amount of $18,267 for the implementation of Assembly Bill 197 (AB197);
2) Execute any future grant or funding agreements with CARB and other necessary actions to receive additional funding to support the implementation of AB197 through the statutory term of the program; and
3) Implement and expend the funds in accordance with agreement G17-EIDG-06, AB197 and CARB requirements.
FUNDING: Funding authorized by Assembly Bill 197 from the California Air Resources Board.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
The El Dorado County Air Quality Management District recommending the Board, acting as the Air Quality Management District Board of Directors, adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 176-2018 authorizing the acceptance of funding from the California Air Resources Board to implement the Emission Inventory District Grant Program, with estimated revenue of $18,267 for Fiscal Year 2018/19.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
AB 197 added two members of the Legislature to the CARB governing board and established the Emission Inventory District Grant Program (EIDG). The EIDG program includes requirements that air districts must review and update their stationary source information in the California Inventory Development and Reporting System (CIEDARS) database. AQMD must review, verify and update the annual criteria and toxic pollutants emissions data for facilities with significant prioritization scores, cancer risk scores and/or acute/chronic indexes. AQMD must review the operational status of each facility currently in the database and remove those that are inactive or closed. AQMD must also determ...
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