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t Resolufion No. 05-043
A RESOLUTION REQUESTING CHANGES TO THE DRAFT
DIESEL PARTICULATE MATTER CONTROL MEASURES FOR MUNICIPAL OR
UTILITY ON-ROAD HEAVY DUTY DIESEL FUEL VEHICLES
WHEREAS, the Air Resources Board regulates various programs related to air quality in
the State of California; and
WHEREAS, the Air Resources Board staff have held public workshops on proposed
regulatory changes to require reduced particulate matter emission standards for on-road hea~~y
duty diesel vehicles owned or operated by public agencies and utilities; and
WHEREAS, those proposed new regulatory changes will require the Butte County
Public Works Department to retrofit a significant percentage of our diesel engines in our on-road
heavy duty vehicle fleet at an estimated cost of $1.0 million; and
WHIIREAS, the Butte County Public Works Department was unable to fund any
roadway surfacing (asphalt overlay or chip seal) last year on our more than 1,350 miles of
County Maintained roadways due to lack of Road Funds; and
WHEREAS, the 33 California Counties with a population of less than 300,000 receives
Icss than 50% of the dollars per road mile compared to the re~,naining 11 California counties with
populations greater than 300,000; and
WHEREAS, diversion of existing Butte County Road Funds to pay for the estimated
X1.0 million i~~~ diesel engine retrofit or replacement costs will reduce the ability of Butte County
to pcrfoi-~n critical road maintenance and traffic safety improvements.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Butte Corulty Board of~Supervisors hereby
request t11at the Air Resources Board establish the California County population of 300,000 as
the threshold to determine a Low Population County which would be eligible for the revised
implementation schedule and to work with the Regional Council of Rural Counties on
developing a Public Fleet Rule that will consider the fiscal impacts to rural counties.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Butte, State of
California, this 22nd day of March 2005, by the following vote:
.~~YES:Supervisors Connelly, Dolan, Josiassen and Chair Yamaguchi
NOES: None r'~ '
ABSENT: Supervisor Houx
NOT VOTING: None
Chair, Board of Supervisors
County of Butte, State of California
ATTEST:
Paul Maintosh, Chief Administrative
Officer end Clerk of the Board
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