HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 88-16 CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
A RESOLUTION ENDORSING AND ADOPTING THE OUTLINE OF
LEGISLATIVE STRATEGY FOR CLEAN AIR ACT
WHEREAS, the Federal Clean Air Act deadlines, without
extension by congress, will expire on August 31, 1988; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Clean Air Act is essential to continued
improvement to air quality in North Central Texas and the nation;
and
WHEREAS, there are currently numerous proposals in Congress
to amend as well as extend the Federal Clean Air Act; and
WHEREAS, each proposal would have a significant impact on
the ability of the North Central Texas are to maintain and
improve air quality while providing for meaningful economic
development; and
WHEREAS, the North Central Texas area has been and remains
in nonattainment of the ozone standard thereby retaining the
potential of federal funding sanctions; and
WHEREAS, 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; ~nd
WHEREAS,the City of The Colony and the North Central Texas
area will be significantly affected by any change in the Federal
Clean Air Act;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED:
SECTION 1. 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.
SECTION 2. That the City Manager or designee is hereby
authorized, in conjunction with other
governmental entities, elected officials and
other similarly interested organizations, to
encourage and 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.
SECTION 3. 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.
PASSED ~D APPRO~D by the City~ouncil of the City of The
Colony, Texas this /J day of~~ , 1988.
Don-Amick~ Ma~6r ~ '
ATTEST:
. s, City Secretary
, 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.
Them 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 ot the North Central Texas Council of Governments, as recommended by the
Air Quality Advisory Committee, January 28, '1988: