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AGENDA
The public may participate at any location listed below.
January
16, 2009 -
8:00 a.m.
AQMD Headquarters - Conference Room CC8
21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765-4178
Videoconference Locations
Hall of Administration, Room 493
500 West Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
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73-710 Fred
Waring Drive
Suite 222
Palm Desert, CA 92260 |
333 W. Ocean
Blvd.
14th Floor
Long Beach, CA 90802 |
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ACTION - DISCUSSION - INFORMATIONAL
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1 |
Update on
Federal Legislative Issues
[No written material]Consultant will report on air quality
issues pending in Washington, D.C. |
Mark Kadesh,
AQMD Consultant
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2 |
Update on
State Legislative Issues
[No written material]Consultant will report on air quality issues
related to state legislation pending in Sacramento. |
Will Gonzalez,
AQMD Consultant |
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3 |
Recommend Position on the following state bills
[Attachment 1]This item is to seek approval from the
committee on staff’s recommendation for position on the following bills:
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Bill # |
Author |
Bill Title |
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AB 19 |
Ruskin |
Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Consumer Product Labeling |
Oscar Abarca DEO/Public Affairs |
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AB 28 |
Jeffries |
Natural Gas Engines: Water Pumps |
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SB 11 |
Negrete-McLeod |
County Employee Retirement: San Bernardino County Health Benefits. |
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SB 31 |
Pavley |
California Global Warming Solutions |
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Act of 2006: Revenue Allocations |
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AB 46 |
Blakeslee |
Energy: Conservation Assistance |
Anupom Ganguli ADEO/ Public Affairs |
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AB 64 |
Krekorian |
Renewable Energy Sources: Generation and Transmission |
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AB 21 |
Lowenthal |
Economic Poisons: Methyl Bromide |
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SB 7 |
Wiggins |
Renewable Energy: Net Metering |
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SB 17 |
Padilla |
Electricity: Smart Grid System |
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SB 32 |
Negrete-McLeod |
Renewable Electric Generation Facilities |
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4 |
Report from
AQMD Home Rule Advisory Committee
[Attachment 2 - Written Report]This item provides the
meeting minutes of HRAG’s updates as input to the Legislative Committee. |
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Attachments will be available at
the meeting.
Next Meeting: February 13, 2009 - 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 the Legislative Committee’s
authority. Speakers may be limited to three (3) minutes each.
Document Availability -
All documents (i) constituting
non-exempt public records, (ii) relating to an item on an agenda for a
regular meeting, and (iii) having been distributed to at least a majority of
the Committee after the agenda is posted, are available prior to the meeting
for public review at the South Coast Air Quality Management District, Public
Information Center, 21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765.
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 at (909) 396-2958.
Adjournment
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