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RESOLUTIOH 939
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA IN SUPPORT OF
A NOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION/MAINTENANCE PROGRAM
~IEREAS, amendments to the Clean Air Act were adopted by
Congress in 1977 and require in Section 172 the preparation of
satisfactory plans to attain and maintain national ambient air
quality standards; and
WHEREAS, the Association of Bay Area Governments was designated
to prepare the Bay Area Air Quality Plan (hereinafter "plan") to meet
the national standards and make the Bay Area an attainment area; and
WHEREAS, the plan was adopted by the ABAG General Assembly on
January 13, 1979; and
WHEREAS, motor vehicle emissions are a significant contributor
to the Bay Area air quality problem; and
\nIEREAS, the plan calls for a motor vehicle inspection and
maintenance program to reduce vehicle emissions; and
WHEREAS, the plan finds that the Bay Area, despite implementa-
tion of all reasonably available control measures, cannot meet the
ozone or carbon monoxide standards by 1982; and
WHEREAS, the Clean Air Act provides that nonattainment areas
not able to meet the standard by 1982 after implementation of all
reasonably available control measures can apply for an extension to
1987 to meet these standards; and
WHEREAS, the ABAG General Assembly has requested an extension
of the deadline for meeting the ozone and carbon monoxide standards;
and
WHEREAS, the Clean Air Act specifies that EPA can apDrove this
request and the Bay Area plan if a motor vehicle inspection' and main-
tenance program is to be implemented in the Bay Area; and
HHEREAS, implementation of a motor vehicle inspection and
maintenance program in the Bay Area requires enabling legislation by
the California Legislature;
NO~v BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of Saratoga believes that a
motor vehicle inspection and maintenance program will be a cost-
effective method of reducing motor vehicle contributions to the Bay
Area's ozone and carbon monoxide problems; and be it further resolved
that the City of Saratoga urges the California Legislature to provide
adequate statutory authority for the Federally required motor vehicle
inspection program for the Bay Area and other non-attainment areas
of the State during the 1980 session of the Legislature,
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of
the City of Saratoga this 6th day of February , 1980, by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Kraus, Corr,
Matteoni and Callon
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