RESOLUTION NO. 99 -1 5 

A Resolution of the South Coast Air Quality Management District 

Board certifying that proposed amendments to Rule 218 - Continuous Emission 

Monitoring and proposed Rule 218.1 - Continuous Emission Monitoring 

Performance Specifications are exempt from the requirements of the California 

Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). 

A Resolution of the South Coast Air Quality Management District 

Board amending Rule 218 - Continuous Emission Monitoring and adopting Rule 

218.1 - Continuous Emission Monitoring Performance Specifications. 

WHEREAS, South Coast Air Quality Management District staff reviewed 

the proposed project and determined that it is exempt from the requirements of the 

CEQA; and 

WHEREAS, the South Coast Air Quality Management District Board 

obtains its authority to adopt, amend, or repeal rules and regulations from Sections 

. . 40000,40001,40440, 40441, 40463, 40702, and 40725 through 40728 of the California 

Health and' Safety Code; and 

WHEREAS, the South Coast Air Quality Management District Board has 

determined that a need exists to amend Rule 21 8 - Continuous Emission Monitoring and 

adopt Rule 2 18.1 - Continuous Emission Monitoring Performance Specifications; and 

WHEREAS, the South Coast Air Quality Management District Board has 

determined that Rule 21 8 - Continuous Emission Monitoring and Rule 21 8.1 - 

Continuous Emission Monitoring Performance Specifications, as proposed, are written or 

displayed so that their meaning can be easily understood by the persons directly affected 

by them; and 

WHEREAS, the South Coast Air Quality Management District Board has 

determined that Rule 218 - Continuous Emission Monitoring and Rule 21 8.1 - 

Continuous Emission Monitoring Performance Specifications, as proposed, are in 

harmony with, and not in conflict with or cdadictory to, existing, statutes, court 

decisions, or state or federal regulations; and 

WHEREAS, the South Coast Air Quality Management District Board, in 

amending and proposing these rules, references the following statutes which the District 

hereby implements, interprets, or makes specific: Health and Safety Code Section 

40440(c) - Cost-effective rules; and 

WHEREAS, a public hearing has been properly noticed in accordance 

with the provisions of Health and Safety Code Section 40725; and . 

WHEREAS, the South Coast Air Quality Management District Board has 

held a public hearing in accordance with all provisions of law; and 

WHEREAS, the South Coast Air Quality Management District Board has s .M- determined that Rule 21 8 - Continuous Emission Monitoring and Rule 2 18.1 - 
Continuous Emission Monitoring Performance Specifications, as proposed, do not 

impose the same requirements as any existing state or federal regulation and are 

necessary and proper to execute the power and duties granted to, and imposed upon, the 

District. 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the South Coast Air 

Quality Management District Board does hereby certify the Notice of Exemption for Rule 

2 1 8 - Continuous Emission Monitoring and adopting Rule 2 1 8.1 - Continuous Emission 

Monitoring Performance Specifications as proposed, completed in compliance with State 

CEQA Guidelines Sections 15002(k)(l), 15061(b)(3) - Review for Exemption, and that 

it was presented to the Governing Board, whose members reviewed, considered, and 

approved the information therein prior to Rule 218 - Continuous Emission Monitoring 

and Rule 2 18.1 - Continuous Emission Monitoring Performance Specifications, as 

proposed; 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the South Coast Air Quality 

Management District Board does hereby approve the Socioeconomic Impact Assessment. 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the South Coast Air Quality 

Management District Board does hereby amend, pursuant to the authority granted by law, 

Rule 21 8 - Continuous Emission Monitoring, adopt Rule 21 8.1 - Continuous Emission 

Monitoring Performance Specifications and adopt Rule 2 1 8.1, Attachment A - 

Supplemental and Alternative Continuous Emission Monitoring System Performance 

Requirements as set forth in the attached and incorporated herein by this reference. 

AYES: Antonovich, Coad, Glover, LaPisto-Kirtley, Lee, 

Mikels, Paulitz and Wilson 

NOES: NONE 

ABSENT: Burke, Bernson and Loveridge 

DATE: May 14,1999