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BEFORE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

PLACER COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICT 

STATE OF CALIFORNIA 

RE S OLIJTION NO. 09-01 

In the matter of: The adoption of the Sacramento Regional 8-Hour Ozone Attainment and 

Reasonable Further Progress Plan (Plan). 

The following RESOLUTION was duly passed by the Board of Directors, Placer County Air 

Pollution Control District, at a regular meeting held Februar_y 19, 2009 by the following vote: 

Ayes: Holmes, M. 

Y/Q S 

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Y 

Weygandt A~Y Aolmes, J. J/ Barkle 

Nakata ✓ Hill Uhler v`Allard ✓ 

Noes: Holmes, M. Ucovich Weygandt Holmes, J. Barkle 

Nakata Hill Uhler Allard 

Abstain: Holmes, M. Ucovich Weygandt Holmes, J. Barkle 

Nakata Hill iJhler Allard 

Signed and approved by me after its passage. 

Chairperson 

Attest: 

d) ~lerk of said B oar d 

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1 WHEREAS, the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency ("USEPA") promulgated the 1997 

2 National Ambient Air Quality Standard ("NAAQS") for ozone with an 8-hour averaging time of 

3 0.08 parts per million and determined that the 8-hour ozone standard is necessary in order to protect 

4 public health (Federal Register, Vol. 62, No. 138, pages 2-37 (July 18, 1997); and 

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6 Whereas, the Sacramento Nonattainment Area ("SNA"), includes all of Sacramento and Yolo 

7 counties and part of the Placer, El Dorado, Solano, and Sutter County (Federal Register, Vol. 69, 

8 No. 84, pages 23858-23951 (April 30, 2004)); and 

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10 WHEREAS, the SNA exceeds the primary NAAQS for 8-hour ozone, and was designated 

11 nonattainment for ozone with a classification of "Serious" and an attainment deadline of June 15, 

12 2013 (Federal Register, Vol. 69, No. 84, pages 23858-24000 (April 30, 2004)); and 

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14 WHEREAS, the USEPA published its Final Rule to Implement the 8-Hour Ozone National 

15 Ambient Air Quality Standard, which requires nonattainment areas classified "Serious and above" 

16 to demonstrate reasonable further progress ("RFP") toward attainment of the 1997 8-hour ozone 

17 standard (Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 228, pages 71611-71705 (November 29, 2005) and 42 USC 

18 §7511 a (c)(2)(B)); and 

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20 WHEREAS, the Placer County Air Pollution Control District, El Dorado County Air Quality 

21 Management District, Feather River Air Quality Management District, Sacramento Metropolitan 

22 Air Quality Management District, and Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District determined 

23 that the SNA could not meet the 2013 attainment deadline for "Serious" nonattainment areas; and 

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25 WHEREAS, on February 14, 2008, the California Air Resources Board (CARB), on behalf of the 

26 SNA Districts, requested that the USEPA reclassify the SNA from a"Serious" to a"Severe" ozone 

27 nonattainment classification with an extended attainment deadline of June 15, 2019 (42 USC §7511 

28 (b)(3)); and 

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1 WHEREAS, the SNA Districts have prepared the proposed Sacramento Regional 8-Hour Ozone 

2 Attainment and Reasonable Further Progress Plan ("Plan") to satisfy the attainment and remaining 

3 reasonable further progress demonstration requirements associated with a"Severe" classification 

4 (42 USC §7502 (c).and §7511 a); and 

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6 WHEREAS, the proposed Plan shows that ambient ozone air quality is improving in the SNA; and 

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8 NVHEREAS, emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) are 

9 precursor pollutants to ozone formation in the ambient air; and 

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11 WHEREAS, the proposed Plan updates the 2002 base year and emissions inventory forecasts for 

12 VOC and NOx, and indicates significant declines in emissions; and 

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14 WHEREAS, the proposed Plan demonstrates that existing control strategies and approved control 

15 measure commitrnents will provide the future VOC and NOx emission reductions necessary to meet 

16 the federal Clean Air Act requirements for reasonable further progress for the 2011, 2014, 2017, and 

17 2018 milestone years (42 USC §7511 a (c)(2)(B)); and 

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19 WHEREAS, photochemical modeling conducted by CA.RB predicts lower future ozone levels, but 

20 concludes that additional emission reductions are needed to attain the federal8-hour ozone standard 

21 , by the mandated deadline (42 USC §751 la (c)(2)(A)); and 

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23 WHEREAS, the proposed Plan documents and recommends adoption and implementation of new 

24 state, regional, and local reasonably available control measures necessary to attain the ozone 

25 standard as expeditiously as practicable and no later than 2018 (42 USC §7502 (c)(1) and §7511 

26 (a)(1)); and 

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28 WHEREAS, the proposed Plan includes commitments to achieve 3 tons per day of VOC and 3 tons 

29 per day of NOx reductions ffom new regional and local control measures and includes a specific 

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1 commitment to achieve emission reductions from the Regional Mobile On-road Incentive Program 

2 for 0.1 ton per day of VOC and 0.7 ton per day of NOx in 2011; 0.1 ton per day of VOC and 0. 8 ton 

3 per day of NOx in 2014; 0.9 ton per day of NOx in 2017 and 2018; and 

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5 WHEREAS, the proposed Plan sets new 2011, 2014, 2017, and 2018 Motor Vehicle Emission 

6 Budgets for transportation conformity purposes and updates future airport emissions for general 

7 conformity purposes consistent with attainment and reasonable further progress requirements (42 

8 USC §7506); and 

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10 wHEREAS, as lead agency, the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District 

11 prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Report ("DEIR"), dated September 2008, State 

12 Clearinghouse No. 2006102136, to analyze potential environmental impacts arising from the 

13 proposed Plan; and 

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15 wHEREAS, the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District consulted with the 

16 Placer County Air Pollution Control District, a responsible agency, during the environmental review 

17 process as required by Section 15096 of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") 

18 Guidelines ; and 

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20 wHEREAS, the DEIR concluded that the Plan would have no significant adverse environmental 

21 impacts, so no mitigation measures are required; and 

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23 wHEREAS, the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District duly published notice 

24 of the availability of the DEIR and Draft Plan and held a noticed public workshop on September 25, 

25 2008 to receive public comment on those documents; and 

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27 WHEREAS, minor revisions to the Draft Plan and DEIR were made in response to recent 

28 information and comments received; and 

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1 WHEREAS, the Plan revisions did not alter any prior conclusions regarding federal ozone planning 

2 requirements; and 

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4 WHEREAS, the information revising the DEIR did not identify any new significant impacts related 

5 to the proj ect; and 

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7 WHEREAS, Comments and Responses to the DEIR are attached as Appendix C thereto, and 

8 together with the revised DEIR comprise a Final Environmental Impact Report ("FEIR"), 

9 completed in full compliance with all procedural and substantive provisions of the CEQA; and 

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11 WHEREAS, on December 19, 2008, the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management 

12 District published a notice of the availability of the Plan and FEIR and invited public comment on 

13 those documents; and 

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15 WHEREAS, on January 22, 2008 the Board of Directors of the Sacramento Metropolitan Air 

16 Quality Management District duly certified the FEIR as having been prepared in full compliance 

17 with the provisions of CEQA; and 

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19 WHEREAS, the Placer County Air Pollution Control District has participated in the CEQA process 

20 as a Responsible Agency and has concluded that environmenta.l review completed by the 

21 Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District is adequate; and 

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23 WHEREAS, on February 19, 2009 the Board of Directors of the Placer County Air Pollution 

24 Control District held a duly noticed public hearing in order to hear and consider public comment on 

25 the Sacramento Regional8-Hour Ozone Attainment and Reasonable Further Progress Plan. 

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27 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED pursuant to Section 15096(h) of the CEQA 

28 Guidelines, the Board of Directars of the Placer County Air Pollution Control District has read and 

29 considered the environmental effects of the proposed Regional 8-Hour Ozone Attainment and 

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1 Reasonable Further Progress Plan as identified and analyzed in the FEIR, and hereby incorporates 

2 by reference each of its findings relative to the potential environmental impacts arising from 

3 adoption of the Plan. 

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5 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED effective February 19, 2009, the Sacramento Regional 8-Hour 

6 Ozone Attainment and Reasonable Further Progress Plan, be, and hereby is, adopted, including the 

7 20029 2011 9 2014, 2017, and 2018 emissions inventory, 2018 photochemical modeling results, 2018 

8 attainment and the Reasonable Further Progress Demonstration, motor vehicle emission budgets 

9 and airport emission inventory for milestone years 2011, 2014, 2017, and 2018. 

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11 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Directors of the Placer County Air Pollution 

12 Control District commits to adopt and implement new control measures that satisfy federal 

13 Reasonably Available Control Measure requirements and achieve, collectively with measures 

14 adopted by the other SNA air districts, total emission reductions of three (3) tons per day VOC and 

15 three (3) tons per day NOx in the SNA. 

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17 BE' IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the Board of Directors of the Placer County Air Pollution 

18 Control District directs Staff to forward the Sacramento Regional 8-Hour Ozone Attainment and 

19 Reasonable Further Progress Plan and all necessary supporting documents to the California Air 

20 Resources Board for submittal to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a revision to the 

21 California State Implementation Plan. 

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