An act to add Sections 40429 and 40472 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to air pollution. Existing law, the Lewis-Presley Air Quality Management Act, establishes the South Coast Air Quality Management District with prescribed powers and duties pertaining to air pollution control. This bill would define airport expansion. The bill would also require the chairperson of the south coast district board to convene an advisory committee on the air quality impacts from the proposed airport expansion, thereby imposing a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state.
Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. The chairperson of the south coast district board shall convene an advisory committee on the air quality impacts from the proposed airport expansion. The advisory committee shall consist of at least 15 members who shall include, but not be limited to, representatives of local chambers of commerce, local homeowners' associations, community based organizations, clean air and coastal advocates, environmental organizations, labor organizations, and local and state officials. Members of the advisory committee, to the extent feasible, shall reside in areas impacted by the airport expansion. The advisory committee shall develop a program to heighten public awareness of the air quality impacts of the airport expansion, study the cumulative impacts of the expansion, and seek ways to enhance the air quality goals of the district, while taking into account local economic and quality of life needs.