Artesia Municipal Code Art. 3 Air Quality Improvement Trust Fund

The Finance Officer shall establish an Air Quality Improvement Trust Fund. All funds received by City pursuant to Health and Safety Code Sections 44243 and 44244, along with any other funds designated by the City Council, shall be deposited in this account and shall be used for the sole purpose of financing mobile source air pollution reduction programs. All interest earned by the account shall be credited to this account. For the purposes of this article, "mobile source air pollution reduction program" shall mean any program or project implemented by the City to reduce air pollution emitted from motor vehicles pursuant to the California Clean Air Act of 1988 or the Air Quality Management Plan for the South Coast Air Quality Management District prepared and adopted in accordance with the provisions of Health and Safety

Code Sections 40460 through 40470.

(Ord. 470, § 1; Ord. 543, § 1)

The City hereby consents to audits, at least once every two years, of all programs and projects funded by vehicle registration fees provided by Health and Safety Code Section 44243, provided that such audit shall be conducted by an independent auditor selected by the South Coast Air Quality Management District. Audit costs shall be funded as provided in Health and Safety Code Section 44244.1.

(Ord. 470, §1; Ord. 543, § 1)

It is the intent of the City Council that the provisions of this article and the interpretation of the term "mobile source air pollution reduction programs" shall be liberally construed to effectively carry out the purposes of this article, which are hereby found and declared to be to further public health, safety, welfare, and convenience, in accordance with the requirements and limitations of Health and Safety Code Sections 44243 and 44244. All references to Health and Safety Code sections herein shall be construed as including amendments and successor code sections to those referenced.

(Ord. 470, § 1; Ord. 543, § 1)