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RESOLUTION NO. 98-09
RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH
OZONE NONATTAINMENT AREA TO CONTINUE PARTICIPATION IN THE
FEDERAL REFORMULATED GASOLINE PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the Counties of Collins, Dallas, Denton, and Tarrant have
been designated as a Moderate ozone nonattainment area by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency as required by the Clean Air Act Amendments
of 1990; and,
WHEREAS, the Dallas-Fort Worth ozone nonattainment area voluntarily
opted in to the federal reformulated gasoline program in an effort to reduce
ozone-forming emissions by the Clean Air Act's attainment deadline of 1996 for
areas classified as Moderate; and,
WHEREAS, the Dallas-Fort Worth nonattainment area did not reach
attainment in 1996 and is faced with reclassification to a Serious ozone
nonattainment area and additional emission reduction requirements through
1999; and,
WHEREAS, reformulated gasoline provides a significant amount of the
emission reductions required by the Clean Air Act for both the 1996 and 1999
attainment deadlines that would otherwise come from other mobile, stationary, or
area emission sources; and,
WHEREAS, reformulated gasoline provides benefits in terms of air toxins,
and ease and acceptability of implementation, in addition to the ozone-forming
emission reductions,
WHEREAS, the North Central Texas Council of Governments recently
endorsed the D/FW ozone nonattainment areas' continued participation in this
reformulated gasoline program; and,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED:
Section 1. That the City of North Richland Hills endorses the Dallas-
Fort Worth ozone nonattainment area's continued
participation in the federal reformulated gasoline program
through the year 2003.
Section 2. That this resolution be transmitted to the Governor of the
State of Texas, Texas Natural Resource Conservation
Commission, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and
the North Central Texas Council of Governments.
Section 3. That this resolution shall be in effect immediately upon its
adoption.
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, Mayor
Richland Hills, Texas
ATTEST:
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Patricia Hutson, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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Marty Wieder, Director of Economic Development
APPROVED AS TO FORM & LEGALITY
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Re cEntire, City Attorney
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