HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2426 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) RESOLUTION NO. 2426
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE)ss
w CITY OF SAN JACINTO )
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
JACINTO EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR SENATE BILL 981 (SOTO &
ROMERO), WHICH WOULD ENACT THE CHILDREN'S HEALTH AND
PETROLEUM POLLUTION REMEDIATION ACT OF 2003.
WHEREAS, the combustion of transportation fuels cause public health and
environmental degradation problems, with 90% of airborne carcinogens coming from
mobile sources statewide; and
WHEREAS, studies establish a direct correlation between air quality and
respiratory health; and
WHEREAS, further studies show that 2.5 million Californians suffer from asthma,
500,000 of them being children; and
WHEREAS, asthma is the most common chronic childhood disease, and is the
leading cause of school absences and hospital admissions for children in California; and
WHEREAS, in addition to causing asthma, some toxic air pollutants found in
.� transportation fuels cause lung cancer, and possibly brain cancer; and
WHEREAS, combustion of transportation fuel, including gasoline and diesel, is
the major source of ozone precursors and of fine particulate matter throughout the state;
and
WHEREAS, establishment of a stable funding source is essential to ensure
continued operation of programs dedicated specifically to the purposes of air pollution
cleanup and prevention, and the treatment and education of sensitive populations
suffering from exposure to petroleum-related pollution; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 981 will create that vital stable funding source by
imposing a small fee, which is not intended to be passed through to consumers, on
each barrel of crude oil received at a refinery within the state that is used for the
production of gasoline and diesel fuel; and
WHEREAS, the imposition of such a fee is a fair and reasonable means to
mitigate the past, present, and future harm to public health and safety resulting from
petroleum pollution in California.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL DOES HEREBY DECLARE AND
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That SB 981 will ensure necessary funding for established
programs proven to be effective in reducing toxic emissions from heavy-duty vehicles,
+ including school buses.
SECTION 2. That SB 981 will provide necessary funding for the intervention,
treatment and education of sensitive populations suffering from exposure to
petroleum-related air pollution.
SECTION 3. That enactment of SB 981 is essential to providing a fair and
reasonable means to mitigate the past, present, and future harm to public health and
safety resulting from petroleum pollution in the state.
SECTION 4. That the City of San Jacinto is in strong support of SB 981 for the
reasons stated above, and the City Council urges the California Legislature and the
Governor to take all necessary action to ensure the enactment of this important
proposed legislation.
SECTION 5. That the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution
and shall cause the same to be processed in the manner required by law,
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of April, 2003, by the following vote.
Ayes. Carlson-Buydos, Conner, Shaw, Stubblefield, Ayres
Nays: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
City of San Jacinto
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ATTEST:
rothy L. ouinard, City Clerk