HomeMy WebLinkAbout95-888 03-16-1995RESOLUTION 95 -888
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING A FAIR AND COST - EFFECTIVE PROGRAM
FOR CLEAN AIR EMISSIONS TESTING, TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL
LEGISLATION
WHEREAS, four of the sixteen counties which comprise the North Central Texas
Council of Govemments' service area have been designated as a non - attainment area
under the Federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990; and
WHEREAS, this four - county area consists of Collin, Dallas, Denton and Tarrant
Counties; and
WHEREAS, the remaining twelve counties could possibly be brought into the non -
attainment area should the four county area not reach attainment by 1996; and
WHEREAS, one control measure for reaching attainment is known as centralized
vehicle emissions testing; and
WHEREAS, this centralized system has been challenged and may be replaced with
a hybrid program calling for some automobiles based on their age being tested at
centralized facilities and other at decentralized facilities; and
WHEREAS, the science on which control measures are based is now being
questioned;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EULESS, TEXAS THAT IT RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS AND SUPPORTS THE
FOLLOWING:
Section 1. A fair and cost- effective program to ensure a healthy environment.
Section 2. A committed effort by the appropriate state elected officials and
members of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
to secure the most convenient and cost- effective vehicle emissions
testing program possible which grants full credits under the State
Implementation Plan.
Section 3. Federal legislation which extends the Clean Air Act deadline for
achieving the air quality standards in the four - county non - attainment
area from the year 1996 to 1998 so that the Act can be revisited for
the purpose of reviewing its underlying science to assure that the
assumed extent and causes of the air pollution problems in the North
Central Texas region are as accurate as possible and that the
control measures designed to abate this pollution are cost effective.
ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Euless City Council on the 16th day of March
1995, by a vote of 6 ayes, 0 nays, and 1 abstentions.
APPROVED:
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Mary Lib Saleh, Mayor
ATTEST:
san Crim, C C, City Secretary