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Legislative Committee Meeting

AGENDA
The public may participate at any location listed below.

May 11, 2007 - 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

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

333 W. Ocean Blvd., 14th Floor
Long Beach, California
 

 

  ACTION - DISCUSSION - INFORMATIONAL ITEMS  
1 Recommended Position on the following bills
[Attachment 1]
This item is to seek approval from the committee on staff’s recommendation for position on the following bills in the state legislature:
 
Bill # Author Bill Title  
AB 118 Nunez Alternative Fuels and Vehicle Technologies: Funding Program Paul Wuebben,
Clean Fuels Officer
 
AB 233 Jones

Diesel Vehicles and Engines: Healthy Heart and Lung Act

Dean Saito,
Fleet Rules Manager
AB 493 Ruskin Motor Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Incentive Program

Paul Wuebben,
Clean Fuels Officer
 
AB 700 Lieu Air Pollution: Santa Monica Airport Philip Fine, Atmospheric Measurements Manager
 
Oscar Abarca, DEO/Public Affairs
2 Update on AB 631 (Horton) & recent Stanford Study
 
Paul Wuebben
Clean Fuels Officer
3 Recommend position on the Following Bills (Attachment 2)
This item is to seek approval from the committee on staff's recommendation for position on the following federal legislation:
  Author Bill Title
HR 802 Oberstar To Amend the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships to Implement MARPOL Annex VI
Peter Greenwald
Sr. Policy Advisor
4 Update on Sacramento Legislative Issues (Attachment 3 – List of Bills)
Staff will report on air quality legislative issues related to Sacramento.
William Sanchez
Senior Public Affairs Manager
5 Update on Washington D.C. Legislative Issues (Attachment 4 – List of Bills)
Staff will report on air quality legislative issues related to Washington, D.C.
Oscar Abarca
DEO/Public Affairs
6 Report from AQMD Home Rule Advisory Committee (Attachment 5 – Written Report)
This item provides the April meeting minutes of HRAG's updates as input to the Legislative Committee.
 

Attachments will be available at the meeting.

Next Meeting:  June 8, 2007 - 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(a)). 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 Legislative Committee's authority. Speakers may be limited to three (3) minutes each.

Americans with Disabilities Act
The agenda and documents in the agenda packet will be made available, upon request, in appropriate alternative formats to assist persons with a disability (Gov’t Code Section 54954.2(a)). Disability-related accommodations will also be made available to allow participation in the Legislative Committee meeting. Any accommodations must be requested as soon as practicable. Requests will be accommodated to the extent feasible. Please contact Julie Franco at (909) 396-2958 from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Tuesday through Friday, or send the request to jfranco@aqmd.gov .

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

Adjournment



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