OF TILE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF TilE EL DORADO COUNTY AIR

QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT

RESOLUTION ADOPTING FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL iMPACT REPORT, AND SACRAMENTO REGIONAL NONATTAINMENT AREA 8-HOUR OZONE RATE-OFPROGRESS PLAN

WHEREAS, the U.S. Environmental ProtectIon Agency (USEPA) has promulgated a new National Ambient Air Quality Standard “(NAAQS) for ozone with an 8-hour averaging time of 008 parts per million, has revoked the 1-hour primary standard, and has determined that the 8-hour standard is necessary in order L protect public health (Federal Register, Vol. 62, No. 138, pages 2-37 (July 18, 1997); and

WHEREAS, the Sacramenio Metropolitan Area (SMA), includes part of the El Dorado County Air Quality Management District, as well as the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District, the Yolo-Solan Air Quality Management District, and parts of the Placer County Air Pollution Control District and the Feather River Air Quality Management District (SMA Districts) (Federal Register, Vol. 69, No. 84, pages 23858-23951 (April 30, 2004)); and

WHEREAS, the SMA exceeds the primary NAAQS for 8-hour ozone, and has been designated a nonanainment area for ozone with a classification of bSerious (Federal Register, Vol. 69, No. 84, pages 23858-23951); and

WHEREAS, the USEPA recently published its Final Rule for the implementation of the 8-hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard, which requires nonattainment areas classified “Serious” to demonstrate reasonable further progress toward attainment of the new 8-hour standard (Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 228, pages 7161 1-7 1705 (November 29,2005)); and

WHEREAS, the SMA Districts have prepared the proposed Sacramento Regional Nonauainment Area 8- Hour Ozone Rate-of-Progress Plan (8-Hour ROP) to satisfy this reasonable further progress requirement; and

WHEREAS, the proposed 8-Hour ROP demonstrates that existing control strategies and approved control measure commitments will provide the future emission reductions necessary to meet the federal Clean Air Act requirements for reasonable further progress for the period 2002-2008; and

WHEREAS, photochemical modeling has concluded that the most feasible ozone attainment strategy must include reductions of both volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxide emissions, and that nitrogen oxide nductions will he more beneficial in reducing peak one in downwind areas; and
WHEREAS, the proposed 8-Hour ROP includes an updated 15 percent volatile organic compound emission reduction demonstration for 1990 -1996; andWHEREAS, in connection with the foregoing, the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District, a’ lead agency, in consultation with El Dorado County 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 ageflcies, duly prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR), dated September, 2005, State Clearinghouse No. 20040421 12, to consider potential environmental impacts arising from the proposed 8-Hour ROP; and

WI-TEREAS, the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District duly published notice of the availability of the DEIR, and held a duLy noticed public workshop on October 24, 2005 to receive public comment on the DEIR and the proposed ROP; and

WHEREAS, Comments and Responses to the DEIR, including the list of persons, organizations and public agencies commenting on the DEIR, have been prepared as Appendix I) thereto, and together with the DEIR comprise a Final Environmental Impact Report, completed in full compliance with all procedural and substantive provisions ofthe California Environmental Quality Act; and

WHEREAS, on January 26, 2006 the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District held a duly noticed public hearing to consider the adequacy of the Final Environmental Lmpacl Report, prior to its consideration ofthe 8-Hour ROP; and

WHEREAS, on January 26, 2006 the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District duly certified the Final Environmental Impact Report as having been prepared in full compliance with the provisions ofthe California Environmental Quality Act; and

WHEREAS, on February 7, 2006 the Board of Directors of the El Dorado County Air Quality Management District held a duly noticed public hearing in order to hear and to consider public comment on the 8-Hour ROP; and

WHEREAS. the Board of Directors of the El Dorado County Air Quality Management District has read and considered the environmental effects of the proposed 8-Hour ROP as identified and analyzed in the Final Environmental Impact Report, and hereby incorporates by reference each of its findings relative to the potential environmental impacts arising from adoption ofthe S-Hour ROP; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, effective February 7, 2006, the Sacramento Regional Nonattainment Area 8-Hour Ozone Rate-Of-Progress Plan, be, and hereby is, adopted, including its 2002 Baseline Inventory, its update to the Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets, and its 15 percent volatile organic compound emissions reduction demonstration.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Directors of the El Dorado County Air Quality Management District directs its staff to forward the Sacramento Regional Nonattainment Area 8-Hour
at a regular meetingofsaid Board, held on the 7TH - day of FEBRUARY. - , 2006 -,

by the following vot.e ofsaid Board:

Aycs: DIJPRAY,BAUMANN, P SANTIAGO

ATTEST Noes NONE

Cindy Keck

Clcrk of the fload of Sipervisors..

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Durk LAMOUREUX /

Absent NONE

DATE

AMES R. SWEENEY

I CERTIFY THAT:

TIlE FDREc3OINC INS1JA.IJMENT1S A CORRECT COPY OF THE ORiGINAl, ON FILE IN THIS OFFICE.

ATTEST of the Board of Supcrvisors of the County of El Dorado, State of CauifwflitL