July 14, 1995

South Coast Air Quality

Management District Board

Recommendation to Appropriate Funds to

Purchase Monitoring Equipment and Conduct Monitoring Studies

The AQMD received dedicated funds from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Air Resources Board (ARB) to conduct a number of monitoring studies. Because not all of the District's funds were committed during the FY 1994-95 Budget, the uncommitted funds reverted to the undesignated fund balance. Staff recommends re-appropriating those funds to complete three studies.

On August 13, 1993, EPA chose the AQMD to receive a special grant of $50,000 to demonstrate the capability of commercially available Optical Remote Sensors (ORS) to quantify fugitive reactive organic compounds emissions from refineries. These funds were appropriated in the FY 1994-95 Budget but the project was put onhold to work out a larger scale joint study with EPA and American Petroleum Institute. Staff recommends that the Board appropriate $50,000 to the Applied Science and Technology Division (ASTD) FY 1995-96 Budget for the demonstration of this project.

On July 8, 1994, the Board recognized $400,000 in revenue to the General Fund from EPA for purchase of supplies, purchase or lease of equipment, and for staffing to implement the second-year effort of the Photochemical Assessment Monitoring Stations (PAMS) Program. Some, but not all equipment were purchased. Staff recommends that the Board appropriate the remaining $70,000 to ASTD's FY 1995-96 Budget to complete the purchase of equipment necessary for the second year of PAMS requirements.

On May 12, 1995, the Board recognized $150,000 in revenue to the General Fund from Air Resources Board for the operation of eight monitoring sites established for Children's Health Study. None of these monies were expended in FY 1994-95 and therefore, must be carried over to support the monitoring effort for Fiscal Year 199596. Staff recommends that the Board appropriate the $150,000 to ASTD's FY 1995-96 Budget to accomplish the first-year efforts of the ARB Children's Health Study.

Since the appropriation of funds by the AQMD constitutes a budget supplement within the meaning of Health and Safety Code 40720(j), notice of this proposed supplement was published in the Los Angeles Times, San Bernardino Sun, Riverside Press Enterprise, Orange County Register, and the Inland Valley Bulletin.

These recommendations were reviewed by the Administrative Committee on June 23, 1995.

THEREFORE, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU BOARD

-- Appropriate $50,000 from the Undesignated Fund Balance to Applied Science and Technology's FY 1995-96 Budget, Services and Supplies Major Object, Professional and Special Services account for the demonstration of commercially available Optical Remote Sensors to quantify reactive organic compounds emissions from refineries;

-- Appropriate $70,000 from the Undesignated Fund Balance to Applied Science and Technology's FY 1995-96 Budget, Fixed Assets Major Object, to complete the purchase equipment for the EPA-mandated Photochemical Assessment Monitoring Stations program; and

-- Appropriate $150,000 from the Undesignated Fund Balance to the Applied Science and Technology's FY 1995-96 Budget, Services and Supplies Major Object for the ARB Children's Health Study, as follows: $123,630 to Temporary Agency Services account, $12,000 to Maintenance of Equipment account, $3,000 for Laboratory Supplies account, and $11,370 to Building Maintenance Operation account.

Respectfully,

James M. Lents, Ph.D.

Executive Officer

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