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Resolution No. 

### 2009-001 SACRAMENTO METROPOLITAN AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT SACRAMENTO REGIONAL 8-HOUR OZONEATTAINMENTAND REASONABLE FURTHER

PROGRESS PLAN (PLAN) AND ITS FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT(FEIR)
WHEREAS the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) promulgated the 1997 National AmbientAirQuality Standard ("NAAQS") for ozone with an 8-hour averaging time of0.08 parts per million and determined that the 8-hour ozone standard is necessary in order to protect public health (Federal Register, Vol. 62, No. 138, pages 2-37 (July 18, 1997); and WHEREAS the Sacramento Nonattainment Area ("SNA"), includes the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District ("District") as well as the Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District, and parts ofthe Placer County Air Pollution Control District, the El Dorado County Air Quality Management District, and the Feather River Air Quality Management District (Federal Register, Vol. 69, No

.84, pages 23858-23951 (April30, 2004)); and WHEREAS the SNA exceeds the primary NAAQS for 8-hour ozone, and was designated nonattainment for ozone with a classification of "Serious" and an attainment deadline of June 15, 2013 (Federal Register, Vol. 69, No. 84, pages 23858-24000 (April30, 2004)); and WHEREAS the USEPA published its Final Rule to Implement the 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard, which requires nonattainment areas classified "Serious and above" to demonstrate reasonable further progress (RFP) toward attainment of the 1997 8-hour ozone standard (Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 228, pages 71611-71705 (November 29, 2005) and 42 USC §7511a (c)(2)(8)); and WHEREAS the Districts determined that the SNA could not meet the 2013 attainment deadlinefor "Serious" nonattainment areas; and WHEREAS on February 14, 2008, the CaliforniaAir Resources Board (CARB), on behalfof the SNA Districts, requested that the USEPA reclassify the SNA from a "Serious" to a "Severe" ozone nonattainment classification with an extended attainment deadline of June 15, 2019 (42 USC §7511 (b)(3)); and WHEREAS the SNA Districts have prepared the proposed Sacramento Regional 8-Hour Ozone Attainment and Reasonable Further Progress Plan (Plan) to satisfy the attainment and remaining reasonable further progress demonstration requirements associated with a "Severe" classification (42 USC §7502 (c) and §7511a); and WHEREAS the proposed Plan shows that ambient ozone air quality is improving in the SNA; and WHEREAS emissions ofvolatile organic compounds (VOC) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) are precursorpollutantsto ozoneformation in the ambient air; and WHEREAS the proposed Plan updates the 2002 base year and emissions inventory forecastsforVOC and NOx, and indicatessignificantdeclines in emissions; and8-HourOzone SIP and FEIR January22,2009 Page 14

WHEREAS the proposed Plan demonstrates that existing control strategies and approved control measure commitmentswill providethefutureVOC and NOxemission reductions necessary to meetthefederal Clean AirAct requirements for reasonable further progress forthe 2011, 2014, 2017, and 2018 milestone years (42 USC §7511a (c)(2)(8)); and WHEREAS photochemical modeling conducted by CARB predicts lower future ozone levels, but concludes that additional emission reductions are needed to attain the federal 8-hour ozone standard bythe mandated deadline (42 USC §7511a (c)(2)(A)); and WHEREAS the proposed Plan documents and recommends adoption and implementation of new state, regional, and local reasonably available control measures necessary to attain the ozone standard as expeditiously as practicable and no laterthan 2018 (42 USC §7502 (c)(1) and §7511 (a)(1)); and WHEREAS the proposed Plan includes commitments to achieve 3 tons per day of VOC and 3tons perday ofNOx reductionsfrom new regional and local control measures and includes a specific commitment to achieve emission reductions from the Regional Mobile On-road Incentive Program for 0.1 ton per day ofVOC and 0.7 ton per day of NOx in 2011; 0.1 ton per day ofVOC and 0.8ton perdayof NOx in 2014; 0.9ton perday of NOx in 2017 and 2018; and WHEREAS the proposed Plan sets new 2011, 2014, 2017, and 2018 Motor Vehicle Emission Budgets for transportation conformity purposes and updates future airport emissions for general conformity purposes consistent with attainment and reasonable further progress requirements (42 USC §7506); and WHEREAS in connection with the foregoing, the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District, as lead agency, in consultation with El Dorado Air Quality Management District, Feather River Air Quality Management District, Placer County Air Pollution Control District and Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District, as responsible agencies, prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Report ("DEIR"), dated September 2008, State Clearinghouse No. 2006102136, to analyze potential environmental impacts arisingfrom the proposed Plan; and WHEREAS the DEIR concluded that the Plan would have no significant adverse environmental impacts, so no mitigation measures are required; and WHEREASthe Sacramento MetropolitanAirQuality Management District published notice ofthe availability ofthe DEIR and Draft Plan and held a noticed publicworkshop on September25, 2008to receive public commenton thosedocuments; and WHEREAS minor revisions to the Draft Plan and DEIR were made in response to recent information and comments received; and WHEREAS the Plan revisions did not alter any prior conclusions regarding federal ozone planning requirements; and WHEREAS the information revising the DEIR did not identify any new significant impacts related to the project; and8-HourOzone SIP and FEIR January22, 2009 Page 15

WHEREAS Comments and Responses to the DEIR have been prepared as Appendix C thereto, and togetherwith the revised DEIR comprise a Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR), completed in full compliance with all procedural and substantive provisions of the California Environmental QualityAct; and WHEREAS the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District published a notice ofthe availability ofthe Plan and FEIR on December 19, 2008 to invite public comment on those documents; and WHEREASthe Board ofDirectors ofthe Sacramento MetropolitanAirQuality Management District held a public hearing and considered public comment on the proposed Final Draft Plan at its January 22, 2009 meeting; and WHEREAS staff of the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District, at 777 121hStreet, Sacramento maintainthe record ofthe proceedings upon which this decision is based. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Directors of the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District certifies that the Final Environmental Impact Report has been completed in compliance with the California Environmental QualityAct, thatthe Board of Directors of the District has reviewed and considered the information contained in the Final Environmental Impact Report and that the Final Environmental Impact Report reflects their independentjudgment. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Directors ofthe Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District finds that the Final Environmental Impact Report concluded that no significant adverse environmental impacts would be expected from the Sacramento Regional 8- Hour Ozone Attainment and Reasonable Further Progress Plan, so no mitigation measures are required. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED thatthe Board of Directors ofthe Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District certifies the Final Environmental Impact Report prepared for the Sacramento Regional 8-HourOzoneAttainment and Reasonable Further Progress Plan. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Directors ofthe Sacramento Metropolitan AirQuality Management District approves the Sacramento Regional 8-HourOzoneAttainment and Reasonable Further Progress Plan, including the 2002, 2011, 2014, 2017, and 2018 emissions inventory, 2018 photochemical modeling results, 2018 attainment demonstration, the reasonable further progress demonstrations for 2011, 2014, 2017, and 2018, motorvehicle emission budgets and airportemission inventoryformilestone years 2011, 2014, 2017, and 2018. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Directors ofthe Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District commits to adopt and implement new control measures that satisfy federal Reasonably Available Control Measure requirements and achieve, collectively with measures adopted by the other SNA air districts, total emission reductions of 3 tons per dayVOC and 3tons perday NOx in the SNA.8-HourOzone SIP and FEIR January22, 2009 Page 16
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Directors ofthe Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District commits to adopt and implement the Regional On-road Mobile Incentive Program that achieves total emission reductions of 0.1 ton per day ofVOC and 0.7 ton per day of NOx in 2011; 0

.1ton per day ofVOC and 0

.8 ton per day of NOx in 2014; 0.9 ton per dayofNOx in 2017 and 2018 in the SNA. BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the Board of Directors of the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District directs staff to forward the Sacramento Regional 8-Hour Ozone Attainment and Reasonable Further Progress Plan and all necessary supporting documents to the California Air Resources Board for submittal to the U

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___,seconded by Director Dickinson , the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the Board of Directors ofthe Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District, State of California, this 22nd day of January, 2009 by the following vote,towit: AYES: Directors Clare, Cohn, Dickinson, Hammond, MacGlashan, McGarvey, Nottoli, Sheedy, Starsky, Yee. NOES: Directors None. ABSENT: Directors Fang, Karpinski-Costa, Davis, Peters.

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