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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 1980 - 0133•~.RESOLUTION NO.80-133 PERTAINING TO STATE LEGISLATION FOR A VEHICLE INSPECTION PROGRAM AND TERMINATION OF GRANT FUNDING TO DISTRICTS A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICTS NOS.1,2,3,5, 6,7 AND 11 OF ORANGE COUNTY,CALIFORNIA, URGING THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO ADOPT A VEHICLE INSPECTION PROGRAM IN ORDER TO ASSURE FEDERAL GRANT FUNDING FOR NEEDED PROJECTS PERTAINING TO IMPROVED WASTEWATER TREATMENT *********************** WHEREAS,pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Clean Air Act,all of the states and local governmental agencies are to take necessary measures,including the adoption of legislation,to assist in the improvement of air quality;and, WHEREAS,the U.S.Government Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)is charged with the responsibility of enforcement of the Clean Air Act;and, WHEREAS,in the furtherance of its program of improved air quality,the EPA has ordered the State of California to adopt a program mandating vehicle inspections to insure reduced emissions which contaminate the air;and, WHEREAS,the State Legislature and Administration have as of this date failed to adopt necessary legislation or enact other measures to comply with the EPA order;and, WHEREAS,EPA has advised Governor Edmund G.Brown,Jr. that if the State Legislature fails to enact a vehicle inspection program within thirty (30)days,they will issue final orders to the State and will also terminate all pending and future federal grant funding programs for wastewater treatment;and, WHEREAS,the County Sanitation Districts of Orange County presently have approximately 11.6 million dollars of approved or tentatively approved grant programs for construction of improved wastewater treatment projects and facilities;and, WHEREAS,if the federal grant funding is suspended or terminated to the State of California by EPA,the District faces the prospect of losing the 11.6 million dollars in federal grant funding which would cause the District to forego the construction of needed facilities to provide improved wastewater treatment. NOW,THEREFORE,the Board of Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7 and 11 of Orange County, California, DO HEREBY RESOLVE,DETERMINE AND ORDER: Section 1 That the State Legislature immediately enact legislation to establish a vehicle inspection program. Section 2 That the Governor arrange for necessary con ferences with respresentatives of EPA to develop agreements wherein the State will continue to receive the federal grant funding under the provisions of the Water Pollution Control Act and the Clean Water Act. Section 3 That copies of this Resolution be directed to the Governor of the State of California,the President Pro Tempore of the State Senate,the Speaker of the Assembly,and all members —2— of the Orange County delegation to the California Legislature. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting held this 9th day of July,1980. —3— STATE OF CALIFORNIA) SS COUNTY OF ORANGE I,J.WAYNE SYLVESTER,Secretary of the Boards of Directors of County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,5,6,7 and 11 of Orange County,California,do hereby certify that the above and ongoing Resolution No.80—133 was regularly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of said Boards on the 9th day of July,1980,by the following vote,to wit: AYES:Philip L.Anthony Ruth Bailey John C.Cox,Jr. Norman E.Culver Richard Edgar Vickie M.Evans Donald L.Fox Evelyn Hart Jacqueline Heather Elvin Hutchison Carol H.Kawanami Bob Mandic Edison W.Miller Bob Perry Ruthelyn Plummer Lester J.Reese Thomas F.Riley Earl Roget Donald Roth James 3.Sharp Roger R.Stanton Anthony van Dyke James A.Wahner James E.Ward Henry W.Wedaa Joseph M.Wheeler Harriett Wieder Duane Winters Harry Yamamoto Board Member Mayor Councilman Board Member Councilman Mayor Mayor Councilwoman Mayor Board Member Mayor Councilman Board Member Board Member Councilwoman Mayor Board Member Councilman Councilman Councilman Councilman Mayor Board Member Mayor Councilman Mayor Board Member Councilman Councilman County Board of Supervisors Huntington Beach Newport Beach Garden Grove Sanitary District Tustin Cypress Brea Newport Beach Newport Beach Costa Mesa Sanitary District Villa Park Huntington Beach County Board of Supervisors Garden Grove Sanitary District Newport Beach Buena Park County Board of Supervisors La Habra Anaheim Fullerton Fountain Valley La Palma Costa Mesa Sanitary District Santa Ana Yorba Linda Stanton County Board of Supervisors Fullerton Santa Aria NOES:Marvin P.Adler Donald A.Holt,Jr. Ron Isles Frank J.Laszlo Don E.Smith Bill Vardoulis Burton Ward Councilman Councilman Councilman Cóunc i Irnan Councilman Councilman Co uric i lman Fountain Valley Placentia Brea Seal Beach Orange Irvine La Habra ABSENT:Bruce Finlayson Charles A.Sylvia Ron Pattinson Board Member Councilman Councilman Midway City Sanitary District Los Alamitos Huntington Beach IN WITNESS ~qHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand this 9th d of July,1980. •Wayr.SylVter,S~dretary B ards f Dir,éfttors,County anit ion DL.4tricts Nos.1,2,3, 5,6,7 and 11 of Orange County, Cali ornia