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v . L I SA J A C K SO N , i n heroffi ci al capa ci t yas A dm i ni s t r at orof the U ni t ed St at es E nvi r onm ent al Pr ot ect i on A gency , and the UNI T E D S T AT E S E NVI RO NM E NT AL P RO T E CT I ON AGE NC Y,

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- PH X- M HM W H E R E A S, on D ece m ber2, 2009, Pl ai nt i ffs Sandr a L. B ahr , D i ane E. B r ow n,
a n d D a v id M a tu so w f

iled th e c o m p lain t in th e a b o v e -c a p tio n e d m a tter a g a in st D e f e n d a n ts L i s a J acks on, i n heroffi ci al capa ci t yas A dm i ni s t r at orof the U ni t ed St at es E nvi r onm ent al P r o t e c t i o n A g e n c y, a n d t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s E n v i r o n m e n t a l P r o t e c t i o n A g e n c y ( c o l l e c t i v e l y, “EP A ”) , al l egi ng t hatE PA has fai l ed t o under t ake a cert ai n nondi s cr et i onarydut yunder t he C l ean A i r A ct(“C A A ”), 42 U

. S

. C

. §§ 74 01 -7671 q, and t hat s uch al l eged fai l ure i s
ac ti o n ab le un d er se cti o n 3 0 4 (a)(2) o f th e C A A , 4 2 U

. S

. C

. § 7 6 0 4 (a)(2); W H E R E A S, s ect i on 110( a) ( 1) of the C A A , 42 U

. S. C

. § 7410( a) ( 1) , r equi r es St at es t o adoptand s ubm i tt o E PA forr evi ew s t at e i m pl ement at i on pl ans ( “SI Ps” ) , w hi ch
es t abl i s h s peci fi c contr ol m eas ur es and otherr equi r ement s t hatappl yt o par t i cul ars our ces of ai rpol l ut i on w i t hi n a St at e and a r e des i gned t o at t ai n, m ai nt ai n, and enf or ce N at i onal A m b ien t A ir Q u a lityS tan d a rd s e sta b lish e d b yE P A th a t sp e c if yth e m a x im u m p e rm iss ib le
c o n c e n tra tio n s f

o r th o se p o llu tan ts in th e a m b ien t air, se e 4 2 U .S .C . § § 7 4 0 8 , 7 4 0 9 ; W H E R E A S , se c tio n 1 8 9 (d ) o f th e C A A , 4 2 U .S .C . § 7 5 1 3 a (d ), re q u ire s S tate s to adoptand s ubm i tt o E PA SI P r evi s i ons t o m eets peci fi c addi t i onal r equi r ement s for
se rio u s P M -1 0 n o n a ttain m e n t ar e a s th a t h a v e f a iled to m e e t th e sta n d a rd b yth e a p p lica b le at t ai nm entdat e; W H E R E A S, s ect i on 110( k) of the C A A , 42 U

. S. C

. § 7410( k) , s et s for t h t he process byw hich E P A i s t o revi ew S IP subm i ssi on s, i ncludi ng S IP revi si on s; W H E R E A S , P lain tiff

s’ c o m p lain t alle g e s th a t E P A h a s a n o n d isc re tio n a ryd u tyto
a c t o n S IP su b m iss io n s a n d re v isio n s s u b m itt e d to E P A w ith in th e tim e lin e s s e t f o rth in
se c tio n 1 1 0 (k )(2 ) o f

th e C A A , 4 2 U .S .C . § 7 4 1 0 (k )(2 ); W H E R E A S, Pl ai nt i ffs ’ compl ai ntal l eges t hatE PA has fai l ed t o t ake t i m el yact i on underC A A s ect i on 110( k) ( 2) on t he “M A G 2007 Fi ve Per centPl an forPM

- 10 fort he M ar i copa Count yN onat t ai nm entA r ea, ” M ar i copa A s s oci at i on of G overnm ent s , 2007 ( t he “5% Pl an”) , a SI P r evi s i on s ubm i t t ed t o E PA i n D ece m ber2007 byt he St at e of A ri zo n a p u rsua n t t o sec ti o n 1 8 9 (d); W H E R E A S , P lain tiff

s’ c o m p lain t se e k s a n o rd e r f ro m th is C o u rt d ire c tin g E P A to Case 2:09-cv-02511-MHM Document 16-1 Filed 06/23/10 Page 2 of 71

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- PH X- M HM ei t herappr ove ordi s appr ove, i n w hol e ori n par t , t he 5% Pl an on a s peci fi c t i m et abl e; W H E R E A S, t he part i es have a gr eed t o a s et t l ementof thi s act i on w i t hout
a d m iss io n o f

a n yiss u e o f

f a c t o r la w ; W H E R E A S, t he part i es , byent er i ng i nt o t hi s C ons entD ecr ee, do notw ai ve or l i m i tanycl ai m ordefe ns e, on anygr ounds , r el at ed t o anyfi nal E PA act i on; W H E R E A S, t he part i es cons i dert hi s C ons entD ecr ee t o be an a dequat e and
e q u itab le r e so lu tio n o f

a ll o f th e c laim s in th is m a tter; W H E R E A S , itis in th e in ter e st o f th e p u b lic, th e p a rties , an d ju d icia l ec o n o m yto
re so lv e th is m a tter w ith o u t p ro tra c ted lit ig a tio n ; W H E R E A S, t he part i es agr ee thatt hi s C our thas j ur i s di ct i on overt hi s m at t er pur s uantt o t he ci t i zen s ui tpr ovi s i on i n s ect i on 304( a) ( 2) of the C A A and thatvenue l i es in th e D istric t o f

A riz o n a ; W H E R E A S, t he C our t , byent er i ng t hi s C ons entD ecr ee, fi nds t hatt he C ons ent De c r e e i s f

a i r , r e a s o n a b l e , i n t h e p u b l i c i n t e r e s t , a n d c o n s i s t e n twi t h t h e CA A; N O W T H E R E FO R E , befor e the t aki ng of t es t i m ony , w i t houtt r i al ordet er m i nat i on of anyi s s ue of f

actorl aw , and upon the cons entof the part i es , i ti s her ebyor der ed,
a d ju d g e d a n d d e c re e d th a t: 1

. E P A sh all sign fo r pu b li ca ti o n in the F ed era l R eg ist er: ( a) no l at ert han Sept ember3, 2010, a not i ce of t he A gency ’ s pr opos ed act i on on t he 5% Pl an pur s uantt o s ect i on 110( k) of the C A A

. O nce
s i gned, E PA s hal l del i vert he not i ce t o t he O ffi ce of t he Feder al R egi s t erforpubl i cat i on; and ( b) no l at ert han J anuary28, 2011, a not i ce of t he A gency ’ s fi nal act i on on t he 5% Pl an pur s uantt o s ect i on 110( k) of the C A A

. O nce s i gned, E PA s hal l del i vert he not i ce t o t he O ffi ce of t he Feder al R egi s t erfor publ i cat i on. 2. W hen EP A ’ s obl i gat i ons underPar agr aph 1 have been c om pl et ed, t he par t i es w i l l fi l e a j oi ntr eques tt o t he C our tt o di s m i s s t hi s m at t erw i t h pr ej udi ce. Case 2:09-cv-02511-MHM Document 16-1 Filed 06/23/10 Page 3 of 71

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- PH X- M HM 3. T he dea dl i nes i n Par agr aphs 1 and 9 maybe ext ended ( a) byw r i t t en
s t i pul at i on of Pl ai nt i ffs and EP A w i t h not i ce t o t he C our t , or( b) byt he C our tupon
m o tio n o f

E P A a n d u p o n c o n s id e ra tio n o f a n yre s p o n s e b yP la in tif f s . 4. N ot hi ng i n t hi s C ons entD ecr ee s hal l be cons t rued t o l i m i torm odi fyt he d i s c r e t i o n a c c o r d e d E P A b yt h e CA A a n d b yg e n e r a l p r i n c i p l e s o f a d mi n i s t r a t i v e l a w, i ncl udi ng t he di s cr et i on t o al t er , amend or r evi s e anyr es pons e and/ orfi nal act i on
c o n tem p late d b yth is C o n se n t D e c re e . E P A ’s o b lig a tio n to tak e th e a c tio n s s e t f o rth in Par agr aph 1 byt he t i m e s peci fi ed ther ei n does notcons t i tut e a l i m i t at i on orm odi fi cat i on of EP A ’ s di s cr et i on w i t hi n t he meani ng of thi s par agr aph. 5. N ot hi ng i n t hi s C ons entD ecr ee s hal l be cons t rued t o confe rupon t he d istric t co u rt ju risd ictio n to re v iew a n yd e c isio n m a d e in th e f in a l ac tio n id e n tifie d in Par agr aph 1. N ot hi ng i n t hi s C ons entD ecr ee s hal l be cons t rued t o confe rupon t he di s t r i ctcour tj ur i s di ct i on t o r evi ew anyi s s ues t hatar e w i t hi n t he exc l us i ve j ur i s di ct i on of t h e Un i t e d S t a t e s Co u r t s o f Ap p e a l s p u r s u a n tt o s e c t i o n s 3 0 7 ( b ) ( 1 ) a n d 5 0 5 o f t h e CA A, 42 U

. S. C

. §§ 7607( b) ( 1) , 7661d. 6. T hi s C our ts hal l r et ai n j ur i s di ct i on t o enfor ce the t erm s of thi s C ons ent D e c re e a n d to c o n s id e r a n yre q u e s ts f o r c o s ts o f

litig a tio n , in c lu d in g a tto rn e y s ’ f e e s . 7. I n t he eve ntof a di s put e betw een the part i es conce r ni ng t he i nt erpr et at i on or i m pl ement at i on of anyas pectof thi s C ons entD ecr ee, t he di s put i ng par t ys hal l pr ovi de the ot herpar t yw i t h a w r i t t en not i ce out l i ni ng t he natur e of the di s put e and r eques t i ng i nfor m al negot i at i ons . I f the part i es cannotr eac h an agr eed- upon r es ol ut i on w i t hi n t en ( 10) bus i nes s day s aft err ece i ptof the not i ce, anypar t ym aym ove the C our tt o r es ol ve the d is p u te
. 8

. N o m o tio n o r o th e r p ro c e e d in g se e k in g to e n f o rc e th is C o n se n t D e c re e sh a ll b e c o n sid e re d p ro p e rlyf iled , u n les s P lain tiff

s h a v e f o llo w e d th e p ro c e d u re se t f o rth in P a r a g r a p h 7 a n d p r o v i d e d E P A w i t h w r i t t e n n o t i c e r e c e i v e d a tl e a s tt e n ( 1 0 ) b u s i n e s s d a ys befor e the fi l i ng of s uch mot i on orpr ocee di ng. Case 2:09-cv-02511-MHM Document 16-1 Filed 06/23/10 Page 4 of 71

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. E P A a g re e s th a t, p u rs u a n t to s e c tio n 3 0 4 (d ) o f th e C A A , 4 2 U .S .C . § 7 6 0 4 (d ), P lain tiff

s a re b o th e lig ib le a n d e n tit led to re c o v e r th e ir c o sts o f lit ig a tio n in th is act i on, i ncl udi ng r eas onabl e att or ney s ’ fee s , i ncurr ed pr i ort o entr yof thi s C ons ent D e c re e . T h e d e a d lin e f o r f ili n g a m o tio n f

o r c o sts o f

lit ig a tio n , inc lu d in g re a so n a b le att o rne y s’ fe es, i s h ere b yex tend ed u n ti l 90 d ay s af ter th e d ate o n w h ich th e C o u rten ters t hi s C ons entD ecr ee. D ur i ng t hi s t i m e the part i es s hal l s eek t o r es ol ve i nfor m al l yany
c la im f o r c o s ts o f

litig a tio n , in c lu d in g re a s o n a b le a tto rn e y s ’ f e e s . 10. T he obl i gat i ons i m pos ed upon EP A undert hi s C ons entD ecr ee mayonl ybe under t aken us i ng appr opr i at ed funds

. N o pr ovi s i ons of thi s C ons entD ecr ee s hal l be i nt erpr et ed as orcons t i tut e a c om m i t m entorr equi r ementt hatE PA obl i gat e orpayfunds in c o n tra v e n tio n o f

th e A n ti-D e f

icie n c yA c t, 31 U .S .C . § 1 3 4 1 , o r a n yo th e r a p p lica b le f e d e ra l la w . 11. Pl ai nt i ffs and EP A s hal l notchal l enge the t erm s of thi s C ons entD ecr ee or t hi s C our t ’ s j ur i s di ct i on t o ent ert hi s C ons entD ecr ee. 1 2

. T h e p a rties a g re e a n d a c k n o w led g e th a t b e f o re th is C o n se n t D e c re e is ent er ed byt he C our t , E PA m us tpr ovi de not i ce of t hi s C ons entD ecr ee i n t he Feder al Re g i s t e ra n d a n o p p o r tu n i t yf o rp u b l i c c o mm e n tp u r s u a n tt o s e c t i o n 1 1 3 ( g ) o f t h e CA A, 42 U

. S. C

. § 7413( g)

. A ft ert hi s C ons entD ecr ee ha s under gone not i ce a nd comm ent , t he A dm i ni s t r at orand/ ort he A t t or neyG ener al , as appr opr i at e, s hal l pr om pt l ycons i derany
su c h w ritten c o m m e n ts in d e ter m in in g w h e th e r to w ith d ra w o r w ith h o ld th e ir c o n se n t to t he C ons entD ecr ee, i n acc or dance w i t h s ect i on 113( g) of the C A A

. I f the A dm i ni s t r at or
a n d /o r th e A tto rn e yG e n e ra l d o n o t ele c t to w ith d ra w o r w ith h o ld th e ir c o n se n t, E P A sh a ll pr om pt l yfi l e a mot i on t hatr eques t s t he C our tt o ent ert hi s C ons entD ecr ee. 13. A nynot i ces r equi r ed orpr ovi ded forbyt hi s C ons entD ecr ee s hal l be made i n w r i t i ng, vi a fa cs i m i l e, e- m ai l orot herm eans , and s entt o t he fol l ow i ng:

F or Plai nti ffs: J oyE

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o r L a w in th e P u b lic In ter e st 2 2 0 5 E . S p e e d w a yB lv d

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T ucs on, A Z 85719 Phone: ( 520) 529- 1798 Fax: ( 520) 529- 2927 E m ai l : j herr car di l l o@ acl pi

. or g F or D efen dan t s: R o c h e lle L . R u ss e ll U

. S. D epart m entof J us t i ce E nvi r onm entand N atur al R es our ces D i vi s i on E nvi r onm ent al D efe ns e Sect i on 301 H ow ar d St r eet , Sui t e 1050 San Fr anci s co, C A 94105 Phone: ( 415) 744- 6566 Fax: ( 415) 744- 6476 E m ai l : r ochel l e. rus s el l @ us doj

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. S. E nvi r onm ent al Pr ot ect i on A gency A r i el R i os B l dg. , M C 2344A 1 2 0 0 P e n n s y l v a n i a A v e . , N

. W. W as hi ngt on, D C 20460 Phone: ( 202) 564- 5601 Fax: ( 202) 564- 5603 E m ai l : w i l cox. geoff

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. S. E nvi r onm ent al Pr ot ect i on A gency 7 5 H aw tho rne S tr ee t, O R C -2 San Fr anci s co, C A 94105 Phone: ( 415) 972- 3907 Fax: ( 415) 947- 3570 E m ai l : t ar adas h.j an@ epa. gov 1 4

. T h e u n d e rsig n e d re p re se n tativ e s o f e a c h p a rtyc e rtify th a t th e ya re f u lly author i zed byt he part yt hatt heyr epr es entt o bi nd t hatpar t yt o t he t erm s of thi s C ons ent D ecr ee.

IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: _________________

__________________________________ MARY H. MURGUA UNI TED STATES DI STRI CT JUDGE Case 2:09-cv-02511-MHM Document 16-1 Filed 06/23/10 Page 6 of 71

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A s s i s t antA t t or neyG ener al E nvi r onm entand N atur al R es our ces D i vi s i on D a ted : Ju n e 2 3 , 2 0 1 0 /s/ R o c h e lle L . R u ss e ll RO CH ELLE L. RU SS ELL T r i al A t t or ney U ni t ed St at es D epart m entof J us t i ce E nvi r onm entand N atur al R es our ces D i vi s i on E nvi r onm ent al D efe ns e Sect i on 301 H ow ar d St r eet , Sui t e 1050 San Fr anci s co, C A 94105 Phone: ( 415) 744- 6566 E m ai l : r ochel l e. rus s el l @ us doj

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