HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolutions (R-88-373)-05/16/1988
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Resolution No. R-88-373
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE OUTLINE OF LEGISLATIVE STRATEGY FOR CLEAN
AIR ACT ADOPTED BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS
COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT.
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WHEREAS,
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extension
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the Federal Clean Air Act deadlines, without
Congress, will expire on August 31, 1988; and
the Federal Clean Air Act is essential to continued improvement
to air quality in North Central Texas and the nation; and
there are currently numerous proposals in Congress to amend
as well as extend the Federal Clean Air Act; and
each proposal
of the North
quality while
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would have a significant impact on the ability
Central Texas area to maintain and improve air
providing for meaningful economic development;
the North Central Texas area has been and remains in nonattainment
of the ozone standard thereby retaining the potential of federal
funding sanctions; and
the Executive Board of the North Central Texas council of
Governments has formally adopted a general legislative outline
of principles which would, if incorporated into the Federal
Clean Air Act, provide meaningful improvement to air quality
and ongoing economic development; and
the City of Colleyville and the North Central Texas area will
be significantly affected by any change in the Federal Clean
Air Act.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED:
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That the Outline of legislative Strategy for Clean Air Act,
adopted by the Executive Board of the North Central Texas Council
of Governments on January 28, 1988, is hereby endorsed and adopted
as a statement of legislative principles.
That the City Manager or designee is hereby authorized, in
conjuction with other governmental entities, elected officials
and other s imi 1 arly interested organi zati ons, to encourage the
adoption by Congress of an extension and amendment to the Federal
Clean Air Act which provides for meaningful improvements in
air quality on national as well as regional levels without unduly
penalizing economic development.
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That this resolution and attached Legislative Strategy be
transmitted to our state and federal representatives, the North
Central Texas council of Governments, and to other agencies
and individuals as appropriate.
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Passed by a vote of
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ATTEST:
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L a a ohnson
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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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 are 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.
. If 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 quality control plans should not be
required more frequently than a 5-year cycle to allow time for evaluation of the progress of
previous plans.
Sanctions should be imposed only in areas which fail to adopt or implement an EPA-
approved plan.
. Sanctions should be imposed only in those jurisdictions (within a planning area) that fail
to implement required control measures for which they have implementation
responsibility.
Approved by the Executive Board of the North Central Texas Council of Governments, as recommended by the
Air Quality Mvisory Committee, january 28, 1988.