BOARD MEETING DATE: May 7, 2004
AGENDA NO. 2
Set Public Hearings June 4, 2004 to Consider Amendments and/or Adoption to AQMD Rules and Regulations to:
(A) Amend Regulation III - Fees: Staff has prepared two amendment proposals for Regulation III - Fees for Board consideration. Option A consists of a Consumer Price Index (CPI) adjustment of 1.6 percent and has additional proposals to better align select program revenue and expenses. To partially address the shortfall between revenue and expenditures for FY 2004-05 that resulted primarily from legally mandated funding requirements, staff has prepared an alternative proposal, Option B. Option B is identical to Option A except that fees are increased by 6 percent for FY 2004-05. Because the Health and Safety Code requires fee increases above the CPI to be phased in over two years, Option B includes an additional fee increase of 6 percent for FY 2005-06, which would be contingent upon Board authorization next year. (Review: Stationary Source Committee, March 26, 2004, Administrative Committee, April 9, 2004)
(B) Amend Rules 1186.1 - Less-Polluting Sweepers and 1196 - Clean On-Road Heavy-Duty Public Fleet Vehicles. Proposed amendments to Rules 1186.1 and 1196 will extend sunset dates to allow the acquisition of non-rule compliant vehicles where an approved Technical Infeasibility Certification has been issued based on the unavailability of an alternative-fuel refueling station within five miles of the vehicle storage or maintenance yards. The proposed amendments are in response to near-term public fleet heavy-duty vehicle acquisitions that are located in service areas where alternative fuel refueling stations do not yet exist. The proposed amendment for Rule 1186.1 would also allow approved Technical Infeasibility Certifications to be issued where alternative-fuel sweeper models do not exist for specific applications. (Review: Mobile Source Committee, April 23, 2004)
(C) Amend Rule 2015 - Backstop Measures. The proposed amendment to Rule 2015 will address an EPA SIP approvability issue regarding breakdown emissions. The proposed changes would establish a procedure to monitor breakdown emissions and to mitigate any emissions not covered by RTCs. (Review: Stationary Source Committee, April 23, 2004)
The complete text of the proposed amendments, staff reports and other supporting documents are available from the District’s Public Information Center, (909) 396-2550 and on the Internet (www.aqmd.gov).
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Set Public Hearings June 4, 2004 to amend Regulation III and Rules 1186.1, 1196, and 2015.
Barry R. Wallerstein, D.Env.
Executive Officer
Amend Rule 2015 - Backstop Measures
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