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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 1998-009 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. , /~-Lh- '-.._ , Mayor Richland Hills, Texas ATTEST: ~,?¿i2/¿(cJJ¿d3ð,yV Patricia Hutson, City Secretary APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: \ 1\ i\ ./ -' V V\, jt1~ Marty Wieder, Director of Economic Development APPROVED AS TO FORM & LEGALITY //~ Þ?// .---" " / / '/ / ,¿. ~ ,/ ///' ~' /// :::;>/- V~ Re cEntire, City Attorney -~ ~ ~------