Upcoming Meetings:
The Cities and the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles developed and proposed a draft Cooperative Agreement with South Coast AQMD. This proposal was submitted to the South Coast AQMD on July 18, 2025, intended by the Cities and the Ports as an alternative to Proposed Rule 2304 - Commercial Marine Ports. On August 1, 2025, the South Coast AQMD Governing Board directed staff to formally pause rulemaking until September 18 and during this period, negotiate with the Cities and the Ports on a potential Cooperative Agreement. If no consensus is reached during the negotiation, South Coast AQMD staff is directed to resume rulemaking on September 19 and release the "75-day rule package" for PR 2304 and its companion fee rule. South Coast AQMD staff aims to bring either the potential Cooperative Agreement or the rule proposals for Board consideration for adoption on December 5, 2025 (subject to change). South Coast AQMD and Ports staff began twice-weekly negotiation discussions from August 7, with representatives from the respective Cities also engaged in the process.
South Coast AQMD Board Direction on August 1, 2025
