RESOLUTIONNO. 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 QualityAct (CEQA). A Resolution of the South Coast 

### Air Quality Management District Board amending Rule 218 

# - Continuous Emission Monitoring and adopting Rule 218.1

## - ContinuousEmission MonitoringPerformance Specifications. WHEREAS, South Coast Air Quality Management District staffreviewed 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 determinedthat a need exists to amend Rule 218

## - Continuous Emission Monitoring and adopt Rule 218.1

### - ContinuousEmissionMonitoring Performance Specifications; and WHEREAS, the South Coast Air Quality Management District Board has determined that Rule 218 

## - Continuous Emission Monitoring and Rule 218.1 

## - ContinuousEmission 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 218.1 

## - 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 ofHealth and Safety Code Section40725; and

. WHEREAS, the South Coast Air Quality Management District Board has held apublic hearing in accordance with all provisions oflaw; 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 doeshereby certify the Notice of Exemption forRule 2 18 

### - Continuous Emission Monitoring and adopting Rule 2 18.1 

## - 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 218.1 

## - Continuous Emission Monitoring Performance Specifications, 

### as proposed; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the South Coast Air Quality Management District Board does hereby approvethe Socioeconomic ImpactAssessment. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the South Coast Air Quality Management District Board does hereby amend, pursuant to the authority granted by law, Rule 218 

### - Continuous Emission Monitoring, adopt Rule 218.1 

## - Continuous Emission Monitoring Performance Specifications and adopt Rule 2 18.1, Attachment A 

## - Supplemental and Alternative Continuous Emission Monitoring System Performance Requirements

### as set forth inthe attached and incorporated herein by thisreference.

AYES: Antonovich, Coad, Glover, LaPisto-Kirtley, Lee, Mikels, Paulitz and Wilson
NOES: 

### NONE
ABSENT: Burke, Bernson and Loveridge

DATE: May 14,1999