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Supervisor Baumann requesting the Chairman be authorized to sign a letter to Senator Cox in support of legislation (SB 1662) for emission reduction offsets as introduced on February 22, 2008.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve.
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Supervisor Baumann requests Board authorize Chairman to sign letter to Senator Cox in support of his legislation, SB 1662 as introduced on February 22, 2008.
Under Senate Bill 1662, the federal air quality designation process would be recognized and would allow Emission Reduction Credit transfers to be transferred to El Dorado County from any area within the Sacramento Metro federal non attainment area.
Currently, El Dorado County does not have a significant amount of Emission Reduction Credits in reserve. SB 1662 would allow further potential for economic prosperity in El Dorado County while providing opportunities to fund emission reductions inside the federal non attainment area. This will only contribute to improved air quality in our region.