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PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS 

PURSUANT TO HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE 

 SECTIONS 40001, 40703, 40727, 40727.2, 40728.5, 40920.6 AND 

CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT GUIDELINES (14 CCR § 15000 seq.) 

FOR PROPOSED AMENDED RULE 74.19, 

GRAPHIC ARTS 

1. NECESSITY: Amendments to Rule 74.19 are necessary to obtain ozone precursor emission 

reductions from this stationary source category in order to move closer to the goal of 

attaining state and federal ambient air quality standards for ozone. 

2. AUTHORITY: The Ventura County Air Pollution Control District is authorized and 

required by the California Health and Safety Code Division 26, Part 3, Sections 40000 and 

40001, to adopt and enforce rules and regulations to attain and maintain state and federal 

ambient air quality standards. 

3. CLARITY: The amendments to Rule 74.19 are written so that they can be easily understood 

by the persons directly affected by them. 

4. CONSISTENCY: The amendments to Rule 74.19 are in harmony with, and not in conflict 

with or contradictory to, existing statutes, court decisions, or state or federal regulations. 

5. COST-EFFECTIVENESS and SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACTS: Factors related to the costeffectiveness and socioeconomic impacts of adopting amendments to Rule 74.18 are set 

forth in Attachment 4 and have been considered in adopting amendments to Rule 74.18. 

6. NONDUPLICATION: Amended Rule 74.18 does not impose the same requirements as an 

existing state or federal regulation. 

7. REFERENCE: California Health and Safety Code Division 26, Part 3, Sections 40000 and 

40001 are the sections of state law that will be implemented by the adoption of amendments 

to Rule 74.19. 

8. ATTAINMENT OF AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS: Ventura County has been 

designated a severe nonattainment area for both the state and federal ambient air quality 

standards for ozone. Reactive organic compound (ROC) emissions are precursors to the 

formation of ozone. Adoption of amendments to Rule 74.19 will reduce ROC emissions 

from this stationary source category, which will help Ventura County move closer to 

attainment of the state and federal ambient air quality standards for ozone. 

9. ANALYSIS OF AIR POLLUTION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS: Pursuant to the terms 

and conditions of Section 40727.2 of the Health and Safety Code, District staff has analyzed 
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federal and state air pollutant emission regulations that correspond with proposed 

amendments to Rule 74.19 and this analysis is set forth in Attachment 4 to this resolution of 

findings. 

10. REASON FOR ADOPTION AND INCREMENTAL COST-EFFECTIVENESS: 

Amendments to Rule 74.19 are necessary to obtain emission reductions required for the 

District’s demonstration of attainment of state and federal air quality standards for ozone and 

the control option set forth in amended Rule 74.19 is determined to be substantially more 

cost-effective than two other control options considered for this stationary source category. 

The complete incremental cost-effectiveness analysis is contained in Attachment 4 to this 

resolution of findings. 

11. CEQA: The adoption of amendments to Rule 74.19 is categorically exempt from the 

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Sections 15307 (Actions by 

Regulatory Agencies for Protection of Natural Resources) and 15308 (Actions by Regulatory 

Agencies for Protection of the Environment) of the State CEQA Guidelines.