Alhambra Municipal Code Ch. 3.60 Administration of Vehicle Registration Fees

For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.

CITY. The city of Alhambra.

MOBILE SOURCE AIR POLLUTION REDUCTION PROGRAMS. Any program or project imple-mented by the city to reduce air pollution from motor vehicles which it determines will be consistent with the California Clean Air Act of 1988 or the plan proposed pursuant to Cal. Health & Safety Code §§ 40460 et seq. (Article 5 of Chapter 5.5 of Part 3).

FEE ADMINISTRATOR. The Finance Director of the city or his/her designee.

SCAQMD. The South Coast Air Quality Management District.

('86 Code, § 3.60.010) (Ord. 4183, passed - - )

The City Council hereby declares that this chapter is adopted to support the SCAQMD's imposi-tion of the vehicle registration fee and to bring the city into compliance with the requirements set forth in Cal. Health & Safety Code § 44243 in order to receive fee revenues for the purpose of implementing programs to reduce air pollution from motor vehicles.

('86 Code, § 3.60.020) (Ord. 4183, passed - - )

The additional vehicle registration fees disbursed by SCAQMD and remitted to the city pursuant to this chapter and shall be accepted by the fee admini-strator.

('86 Code, § 3.60.030) (Ord. 4183, passed - - )

The fee administrator shall establish a separate interest-bearing trust fund account in a financial institution authorized to receive deposits of city funds.

('86 Code, § 3.60.040) (Ord. 4183, passed - - )

Upon receipt of vehicle registration fees, the fee administrator shall deposit such funds into the separate account established pursuant to this chapter. All interest earned by the trust fund account shall be credited only to that account.

('86 Code, § 3.60.050) (Ord. 4183, passed - - )

All revenues received from the SCAQMD and deposited in the trust fund account shall be exclu-sively expended on mobile source emission reduction programs as defined in § 3.60.010 of this code.

('86 Code, § 3.60.060) (Ord. 4183, passed - - )

All programs and projects funded by vehicle registration fee revenues received from the SCAQMD pursuant to Cal. Health & Safety Code § 44223 shall be subject to an audit which shall be conducted by an independent auditor selected by the SCAQMD as provided in Cal. Health & Safety Code §§ 44244 and 44244.1(a).

('86 Code, § 3.60.070) (Ord. 4183, passed - - )