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Legislative Committee Meeting

AGENDA
The public may participate at any location listed below.

April 8, 2005 - 8:00 a.m.

AQMD Headquarters - Conference Room CC8
21865 Copley Dr., Diamond Bar CA

Videoconference Locations

73-710 Fred Waring Drive
Suite 222
Palm Desert, California 92260

Hall of Administration, Room 493
500 West Temple Street
Los Angeles, California

DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS

Recommended Positions on 4 Bills [Attachment 1]
This item is to seek direction from the committee regarding positions on the following bills in the state and federal legislature. (Complete copies of the bills were sent to Committee Members only, and will be made available to the public upon request.)

SB 109	Ortiz	Air Quality Violations	Neutral unless amended
AJR 8	Canciamilla	Marine Pollution	Support
AB 1229	Nation	Air Pollution: New Motor Vehicles: Air Pollution Label	Support
HR 359	Terry	Liquefied Natural Gas Act of 2005	Oppose

Oscar Abarca, Assistant DEO, Public Affairs

CONSENT/ACTION ITEMS

Recommended Positions on 29 Bills [Attachment 2]
This item is to seek direction from the committee regarding positions on the following bills in the state legislature. (Complete copies of the bills were sent to Committee Members only, and will be made available to the public upon request.)

	Author	Bill Title	AQMD Recommendation
Energy
AB 1362	Levine	Renewable Energy: California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program: Renewable Energy Credits	Support
SB 1	Murray	Energy: Renewable Energy Resources: Million Solar Roofs Initiative	Support
SB 107	Simitian	Renewable Energy	Support
AB 1547	Levine	Energy: Renewable Energy: Solar Generation of Electricity	Support
AB 1585	Blakeslee	Renewable Energy Resources: California Renewables Portfolio Standards	Support in principle
Health/Education
SB 849	Escutia	Environmental Health Data Tracking	Support
Planning/Rules
SB 427	Hollingsworth	California Environmental Quality Act: Exemption: CAL-TRANS: Right-of-Ways	Oppose
SB 976	Ashburn	Air Quality: Stationary Sources	Oppose
AB 1430	Goldberg	Air Contaminants	Oppose
AB 728	Negrete McLeod	Electricity: Biogas Digester Customer-Generators: Net Metering	Support
AB 993	Canciamilla	Planning and Forecasting: Liquefied Natural Gas	Support
AB 1292	Evans	School Facilities: Air Quality	Support
AB 1365	Ruskin	Greenhouse Gas Emission Levels	Support
AB 825	Levine	Air Resources: Binational Committee	Support in concept
SB 369	Simitian	Ecological Labeling	Support with amendments
AB 1317	Ruskin	Environmental Laboratories	Support with amendments
Ports/Harbors
SB 771	Simitian	Oceangoing Ships	Support
Taxes/Fees
AB 343	Huff	Utility User Taxes: Exemption	Support
SB 1017	Campbell	Solar Energy: Taxation	Support
AB 1629	Bermudez	Taxation: Credit	Support in principle
AB 721	Nunez	Metal Plating Facilities: Pollution Reduction Fund	Support with amendments
Transportation
AB 578	Horton, Shirley	Air Pollution: Smog Check: Test-Only Stations	Oppose
SB 975	Ashburn	Air Quality: Biodiesel Fuel	Oppose
AB 383	Montanez	Air Pollution: Motor Vehicle Inspection Program: Repair Assistance	Support
AB 1007	Pavley	Air Quality: Alternative Fuels	Support
AB 1660	Pavley	Vehicular Air Pollution: Alternative Fuel Vehicle Purchasing Program	Support
SB 497	Simitian	Low-Emissions Contractor Incentive Program	Support
AB 453	Benoit	Grade Separation Projects	Support with amendments
SB 419	Simitian	Hazardous Waste Transportation: Railroad Tank Cars	Support with amendments

Oscar Abarca

Recommended Positions on One Bill [Attachment 3]
This item is to seek direction from the committee regarding positions on the following bills in the federal legislature. (Complete copies of the bills were sent to Committee Members only, and will be made available to the public upon request.)

	Author	Bill Title	AQMD Recommendation
HR 444	Issa	The Hybrid Vehicle HOV Access Act	Support

Oscar Abarca

INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

Federal Report/Update [by teleconference] [Attachment 4]
The AQMD's Washington, D.C. lobbyist will report on air-quality federal legislation and air-quality related action before federal administrative agencies

Lynn Jacquez,
Copeland, Lowery, Jacquez, Denton & White

Sacramento Report/Update [Attachment 5]
This item is to report on legislation and related matters being considered by state legislators and administrative agencies

Oscar Abarca

Attachments will be available at the meeting.

Next Meeting: May 13, 2005 - 8:00 a.m.

Other Business - Any member of this body, or its staff, on his or her own initiative or in response to questions posed by the public, may ask a question for clarification, may make a brief announcement or report on his or her own activities, provide a reference to staff regarding factual information, request staff to report back at a subsequent meeting concerning any matter, or may take action to direct staff to place a matter of business on a future agenda. (Govt. Code Section 54954.2)

Public Comment Period - Members of the public may address this body concerning any agenda item before or during consideration of that item (Govt. Code Section 54954.3). All agendas for regular meetings are posted at District Headquarters, 21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, California, at least 72 hours in advance of a regular meeting. At the end of the regular meeting agenda, an opportunity is also provided for the public to speak on any subject within this body’s authority. Speakers may be limited to three (3) minutes each.

Americans With Disabilities Act - The agenda materials will be made available, upon request, in appropriate alternative formats to assist persons with a disability. Disability-related accommodations will also be made available to allow participation in this meeting. Any accommodations must be requested as soon as practicable. Requests will be accommodated to the extent feasible. Please contact the staff person listed below by phone or e-mail from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Tuesday through Friday.

For further information, please contact: Julie Franco at (909) 396-2958.

Adjournment

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