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El Dorado County Air Quality Management District recommending the Board, acting as the Board of Directors of the El Dorado County Air Quality Management District:
1) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 068-2024 authorizing the acceptance of annual funding from the California Air Resources Board to implement the Community Air Protection (CAP) Program; and
2) Authorize the Air Pollution Control Officer to execute and submit all documents necessary for the administration of the CAP program in El Dorado County through December 31, 2029. The tentative allotments of the Community Air Protection Program for El Dorado County are: Year 5 is $135,151, Year 6 is $136,096, and Year 7 is $132,694; future years are to be determined.
FUNDING: Community Air Protection state grant program funding.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Assembly Bill (AB) 617 (Chapter 136, Statutes of 2017) directed the California Air Resources Board (CARB), in conjunction with local air quality management districts and air pollution control districts (air districts) to establish the Community Air Protection Program. AB 617 provides a community-focused action framework to improve air quality and reduce exposure to criteria air pollutants and toxic air contaminants (TACs) in the communities most impacted by air pollution. AB 617 calls for CARB and the air districts to actively engage with members of heavily impacted communities, follow their guidance, and address local sources of concern. AB 617 includes a variety of strategies to address air quality issues in impacted communities, including community-level monitoring, uniform emission reporting across the State, stronger regulation of pollution sources, and incentives for both mobile and stationary sources.
To support the AB 617 effort, the California Legislature (Legislature) has appropriated incentive funding to support early actions to address localized air pollution in the most impacted communities. Between fiscal years 2017-18 a...
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