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CC Resolution No. 1022 1826 RESOLUTION NO. 1022 A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING SUPPORT AND ENDORSEMENT OF THE HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL' S (HGAC) POLICY STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERAL CLEAN AIR ACT LEGISLATION. WHEREAS, the Houston-Galveston Area Council Board of Directors has approved a Policy Statement entitled "Outline of Legislative Strategy for Clean Air Act" regarding federal clean air act legislation; and WHEREAS, endorsement of the "Outline of Legislative Strategy for Clean Air Act" will provide increased evidence of a unified Texas position on new clean air act legislation; and WHEREAS, the "Outline of Legislative Strategy for Clean Air Act" recognizes the need for continued efforts to improve air quality and urges that effort to focus upon national measures such as reductions in vehicle emissions and controls on fuels, rather than emphasizing extensive additional state and local regulations on business industry and automobile users; and WHEREAS, the "Outline of Legislative Strategy for Clean Air Act" urges a careful , independent review of the national air quality strategy to assure that pollution controls actually work as planned; and WHEREAS, the "Outline of Legislative Strategy for Clean Air Act" urges that sanctions be imposed only on jurisdictions which fail to implement pollution controls for which they are responsible; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS : Section 1 : That the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, hereby endorses the "Outline of Legislative Strategy for Clean Air Act" Policy Statement attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and urges that it be forwarded to the appropriate state and federal officials . Section 2 : This resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by the City Council of the City of Baytown. INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the City of Baytown, this -the 14th day of July, 1988. METT 0. HUTTO, Mayor 1827 ATTEST: EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk ANDALL B. STRONG, City torney C:1 :2 :15 1828 , BMW A Outline of Legislative Strategy for Clean Air Act Points to Include in the Federal Legislative Strategy National controls on motor vehicle emissions should be increased. • Controls should be extended to categories that ate now exempt • A fleet average total emissions standard should be set allowing the manufacturer to choose the most technologically feasible and cost effective ways to reduce both idle and evaporative emissions. There should be national controls on motor vehicle fuels. • There should be national controls on Reid Vapor Pressure of gasoline. • The use of alternative fuels for centralized fleet operations should be encouraged. National emission standards for commercial and private aircraft should be reviewed. The ozone control strategy should be reviewed. • There should be federally-funded independent research by an agency such as the National Academy of Sciences to thoroughly understand how ozone is formed in the atmosphere. • A federally-funded continuous hydrocarbon monitoring network at least as extensive as the ozone monitoring network should be set up by state and local agencies within one year of bill enactment • New legislation should be reviewed within five years and appropriately modified based on the research results. There should be deadlines for attainment • It should be recognized that deadlines for attainment and requirements for continued progress toward attainment are necessary elements of clean air legislation. • ff an area cannot demonstrate attainment by 1992, and EPA specifies a required yearly average percentage reduction of hydrocarbon emissions, all federal, state and local controls should be counted towards this reduction. SIP revision calls or requirements for revision of air quarrty control plans should not be required more frequently than a S-year cycle to allow time for evaluation of the progress of previous plans Sanctions should be imposed only in areas which fall to adopt or implement an EPA- approved *n. • Sanctions should be imposed only in dime jurisdictions (within a planning area) that fail to implement required control measures for which they have implementation responsibility.