HomeMy WebLinkAbout87-656 09-22-1987RESOLUTION NO. 87 -656
RESOLUTION ADOPTING REGIONAL POSITION
ON AIR QUALITY'
WHEREAS, the City of Euless is located within Tarrant County, Texas; and
Dallas and Tarrant Counties continue to be nonattainment for the federal
air quality standard for ozone; and
WHEREAS, the Texas Air Control Board in 1985 submitted State
Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions to EPA for Dallas and Tarrant
Counties that did not include sufficient Volatile Organic Compound (VOC)
controls to demonstrate attainment of the standard; and
WHEREAS, on July 14, 1987, the EPA proposed disapproval of the SIP
revision, which would bring economic sanctions consisting of a
construction ban on new or modified major sources of VOC; and
WHEREAS, NCTCOG has served as facilitator of local government
involvement in this important issue, including co- sponsorship of a
public meeting with the TACB and numerous meetings with interested and
affected local governments; and
WHEREAS, the TACB intends to develop a SIP revision to be submitted to
the EPA by December 31, 1987; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EULESS, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS:
SECTION 1
That it support the North Central Texas Council of Governments in its
plans to
* Adopt the attached Regional Policy Position on Clean Air.
* Recognize the need for and encourage the Texas Air Control Board to
undertake a SIP revision to demonstrate attainment of the ozone
standard by not later than 1992. The Texas Air Control Board draft
will undergo public review and be submitted to EPA by December 31,
1987.
* Request an extension until December 31, 1987 of the comment period
on EPA's proposed disapproval of the Dallas and Tarrant County SIP
revisions pursuant to the July 14, 1987 Federal Register notice.
This would allow for submittal of the SIP revision within the comment
period.
* Request assistance of the North Texas Congressional delegation to
ensure that economic sanctions would not be imposed. If necessary,
this could require a one -year extension of the deadlines in the Clean
Air Act.
* Recognize that the TACB will be required to undertake development of
another SIP revision (called a post -87 SIP revision) using an
areawide approach when new EPA guidance becomes available.
* Believe that legal action should be pursued only as a last resort if
economic sanctions will still be imposed.
SECTION 2
That this resolution shall be sent to the North Central Texas Council of
Governments for them to consider its submission to the USEPA in response
to their July 14, 1987 Federal Register notice.
ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Euless,
Tarrant County, Texas, on Tuesday, September 22, 1987, by a vote of 5
ayes, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions.
APPROVED:
Harold D. Samuels, Mayor
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