BOARD MEETING DATE: February 4, 2005
AGENDA NO. 23

Mobile Source Committee

SYNOPSIS:

The Mobile Source Committee met Friday, January 28, 2005.
Following is a summary of that meeting.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Receive and file.

Jane Carney, Chair
Mobile Source Committee

Attendance

The meeting started at 9:00 a.m. Present: Committee Chair Jane Carney, Committee Vice Chair Roy Wilson and Committee Member Jan Perry (via videoconference), and Committee Members Jim Silva and William Craycraft. Absent: Committee Member Ronald Loveridge.

Dr. Barry Wallerstein, Executive Officer, made an announcement that Committee Member Wilson was attending for information only and would not participate in the proceedings. He also suggested opening the meeting with discussion of Information Item No. 3 on the agenda.

INFORMATION ITEM:
 

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Carbon Monoxide Attainment Redesignation Request and Maintenance Plan Joe Cassmassi, Senior Meteorologist, Planning and Rules, outlined the proposed request to U.S. EPA to redesignate the Basin as attainment for CO and approve the required maintenance plan. Verified through monitoring, the Basin achieved attainment of the Federal CO standard in 2002 and has maintained attainment since then. The request to U.S. EPA is to redesignate the Basin's status and to approve a maintenance plan that ensures future continued attainment of the standard. The presentation addressed the Federal requirements for redesignation, ambient air quality, future CO emissions estimates, and transportation CO emissions budgets. Discussions as part of the regulatory and public process are ongoing, and the item is scheduled to be brought to the Board at its March meeting.

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ACTION ITEM:
 

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Execute Contract to Conduct Lawn Mower Incentive Program for 2005 Shashi Singeetham, Air Quality Specialist, gave a presentation on the proposed Lawn Mower Incentive Program for 2005 under Rule 2202 Air Quality Investment Program (AQIP). Report elements included: summary and analysis of ‘Lawn Mower Exchange’ events of CY 2003 and 2004, response to Program Announcement, product recommendation, summary of available funding, proposed ‘Mow-Down Air Pollution Program 2005’, estimated program cost, and a request for committee approval. Committee Member Craycraft commended the program’s success to date and moved to recommend approval of this action item to the Board; Committee Vice Chair Silva seconded. The motion was passed by those in attendance.

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Approve Resolutions Establishing Fund Amounts, Revenue Accounts and Program Requirements to Encumber the Increased Vehicle Registration Fees, and Recognize and Accept the Terms and Conditions of the 2005 Carl Moyer Grant Award Fred Minassian, Planning and Rules Manager for Technology Implementation, made a brief presentation regarding establishing fund amounts, revenue accounts, and program requirements for the 2005 Carl Moyer Grant Award Program. He stated that AB 923 and SB 1107 were approved by the Governor in September and August of 2004, respectively. AB 923 has two provisions: a $2 DMV Fee and a $.75 tire fee. The $2 DMV fee for the South Coast AQMD can generate $22 million a year from registered fees for cars in our basin, and the programs that are allowed to be funded from this program include heavy duty on-road and off-road vehicles, school buses, light duty vehicles, repair and scrapping, and agricultural equipment. The item for consideration before the Committee is the allocation of funding among these programs that are allowed under AB 923, and also recognizing funding under SB 1107. In addition to the $2 DMV fee increase approval, staff is requesting approval for allocation of this funding from the programs that are allowed under AB 923. Staff is recommending for the next 18 months, that the $22 million be distributed as follows: up to $4 million for light duty vehicles, remote sensing, and a repair and scrapping program as a pilot program. Staff is also proposing using up to $4 million for agricultural sources, specifically for irrigation and water pumps. Up to $11 million would be used for the Carl Moyer Program, that is for on-road and off-road heavy duty vehicles; and the remaining balance of the $33 million will be allocated for the school bus program. Dr. Wallerstein explained this is the funding that SCAQMD helped to secure from the State Legislature last year; and the Board approved the $2 DMV fee increase in December 2004. The DMV has informed SCAQMD they do not intend to implement the program until July. Committee Member Craycraft moved to recommend approval of this action item to the Board and Committee Vice Chair Silva seconded. The motion was passed by those in attendance.

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INFORMATION ITEMS:
 

4)*	Status Report on 2003 AQMD Mobile Source Control Feasibility Studies Zorik Pirveysian, Planning and Rules Manager, gave a briefing on the status of the 2003 AQMP mobile source feasibility studies scheduled for completion in 2004. The 2003 AQMP contained an action plan for AQMD to expedite the implementation of long-term measures (i.e., black box reductions) by conducting feasibility studies on several mobile source categories and pursuing rule development, if feasible. The seven feasibility studies in 2004 focused on the ports, yard tractors, on-road heavy-duty trucks, low-sulfur fuel for ships, port cranes, and cold ironing. The AQMD staff completed the feasibility study on controlling emissions from yard tractors in April 2004 and has since joined CARB in developing a statewide rule aimed at reducing emissions from all types of cargo handling equipment (e.g., yard tractors, forklifts, cranes). The statewide rule is expected to be adopted in the fall of 2005. A second feasibility study on retrofitting on-road heavy-duty trucks (including those servicing the ports) is currently being drafted by AQMD staff and is expected to be completed in February 2005. In November 2004, CARB adopted a low-sulfur fuel rule for harbor craft and intrastate locomotives (15 ppm in 2006/2007). CARB has also initiated other rulemaking efforts on a number of categories subject to the feasibility commitments contained in the 2003 AQMP. These include: (1) reducing the emissions from on-road heavy-duty vehicle public fleets and private utility fleets; (2) reducing the emissions from auxiliary engines onboard ocean-going vessels; and (3) use of low-sulfur diesel fuel for ship auxiliary engines. CARB’s adoption of these proposed rules may make it unnecessary for the AQMD to conduct its own separate feasibility studies and subsequent rulemaking if these rules achieve the level of reductions necessary for the Basin. The AQMD staff is actively working with CARB and monitoring these statewide efforts to ensure that the air quality needs of the region are met. CARB has also completed, or is working on, several feasibility studies which they committed to in the 2003 AQMP (for the year 2004) covering categories such as ships/ports, locomotives, small off-road engines, fuels, and smog check improvements. Additional feasibility studies are also planned by both agencies for 2005.
5)*	Report on Port-Related Activities Peter Greenwald, Senior Policy Advisor, provided a report regarding recent port-related activities. Most significantly, the City of Los Angeles has established a task force to develop a plan to prevent emission increases from the Port of Los Angeles and port-related goods movement activity. The task force, known as the "No Net Increase Task Force," is comprised of community, environmental, industry and regulatory stakeholders. The task force is in the process of projecting future emissions—which are expected to increase substantially due to increased cargo throughput, and is developing control measures that could be implemented by the port or other entities to prevent such emission increases while allowing needed growth. The draft control measures include shore-side power, low-sulfur fuel, rerouting cleanest marine vessels to this area, as well as measures applicable to cargo-handling equipment, railroads and trucks that serve the port. It is expected that the task force will complete a draft report by the end of February.
6)*	Rule 2202 Activity Report Rule 2202 Summary Status Report submitted, no comments.
7)*	Monthly Report on Environmental Justice Initiatives – CEQA Document Commenting Update Written report submitted. No comments.
8)*	Other Business None
9)*	Public Comment None.

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The meeting adjourned at 10:30 a.m.

Attachment

Attendance Roster

SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
MOBILE SOURCE COMMITTEE
JANUARY 28, 2005

ATTENDANCE ROSTER
 

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