Villa Park Municipal Code Art. 19-13 Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Ordinance

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Ord. #91-393, Section 2, added Article 19-12, which the editor has redesignated Article 19-13 since Ord. #90-389 had previously added Article 19-12. The editor has redesignated sections (a)—(f) as 19-13.1—19-13.6 so that the section will be in conformity with the remainder of the Code.

For the purposes of this Article 19-13, the following definitions shall apply:

a. "Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Program" shall mean any program or project implemented by the City to reduce air pollution from motor vehicles pursuant to the California Clean Air Act of 1988 or the plan proposed pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 40460) of Chapter 5.5 of Part 3 of the California Health and Safety Code.

b. "Fee Administrator" shall mean the Finance Director of the City.

(Ord. #90-389, § 1; Ord. #91-393, § 2)

Vehicle registration fees due pursuant to this section disbursed by the SCAQMD and remitted to the City shall be accepted by the Fee Administrator. All fees distributed to the City shall be spent to reduce mobile source air pollution. Upon receipt of vehicle registration fees, the Fee Administrator shall be responsible for placement of such funds into a separate account as hereinafter specified.

(Ord. #90-389, § 1)

The Fee Administrator shall establish a separate interest-bearing trust fund account in a financial institution authorized to receive deposits of City funds. Interest earned by the account shall be credited to that account and shall be used to finance Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Programs.

(Ord. #90-389, § 1)

The City consents to audits, at least once every two (2) years, of all programs and projects funded by vehicle registration fee revenues provided under Health & Safety Code Section 44223. The audits shall be conducted by an independent auditor selected by the SCAQMD. The SCAQMD shall deduct any audit costs incurred from the City's fee revenues.

(Ord. #90-389, § 1)

The provisions of this section shall be liberally construed to effectively carry out its purposes, which are hereby found and declared to be in furtherance of the public health, safety, welfare and convenience.

(Ord. #90-389, § 1)

Should any sentence, section, clause, part or provision of this section be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of the section as a whole, or any part thereof, other than the part declared to be invalid.

(Ord. #90-389, § 1)