In response to Assembly Bill (AB) 617 (C. Garcia, Chapter 136, Statutes of 2017), the California Air Resources Board (ARB) established the Community Air Protection Program (CAPP or Program). The Program’s focus is to reduce exposure in communities most impacted by air pollution. ARB staff has already begun working closely with local air districts, community groups, community members, environmental organizations, and regulated industries to develop a new community-focused action framework for community air protection.
This first-of-its-kind statewide effort, established by AB 617, includes community air monitoring and community emissions reduction programs. In addition, the Legislature has appropriated funding to support early actions to address localized air pollution through targeted incentive funding to deploy cleaner technologies in these communities, as well as grants to support community participation in the AB 617 process. AB 617 also includes new requirements for accelerated retrofit of pollution controls on industrial sources, increased penalty fees, and greater transparency and availability of air quality and emissions data, which will help advance air pollution control efforts throughout the State. This new authority provides an opportunity to continue to enhance our air quality planning efforts and better integrate community, regional, and State level programs to provide clean air for all Californians.
Building the Program will take time as we learn from initial efforts, collect additional data, and continue to integrate a community-focused lens into our multiple planning efforts statewide. ARB welcomes and encourage your participation in this effort.
ARB AB 617 (Community Air Protection Program) Upcoming Events:
June 1, 2018: Release Community Air Grant Awardees
https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/community-air-protection-program-ab617/community-air-protection-community
Week of June 4, 2018: Release Community Air Protection Program “Draft Blueprint"
https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/community-air-protection-program-ab617
June 5, 2018, 1:30-3:30pm: Workshops: Criteria Pollutant and Toxic Air Contaminant Emissions Reporting.
San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District offices:
Main Office, Board Meeting Room
1990 East Gettysburg Avenue
Fresno, California 93726
SJVAPCD Northern Region Office: 4800 Enterprise Way, Modesto, California 95356
SJVAPCD Southern Region Office: 34946 Flyover Court, Bakersfield, California 93308
https://www.arb.ca.gov/ei/ctr/ctr-regulation/ctr-regulation.htm
June 7, 2018, 10:00am-12:00pm: Workshops: Criteria Pollutant and Toxic Air Contaminant Emissions Reporting.
Ronald Reagan State Building, Auditorium
300 S. Spring Street
Los Angeles, California 90013
https://www.arb.ca.gov/ei/ctr/ctr-regulation/ctr-regulation.htm
June 14, 2018, 1-5pm: Meeting: AB 617 Consultation Group.
CalEPA Headquarters Building
1001 I Street, 2nd Floor
Sierra Hearing Room
Sacramento, California 95814
https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/community-air-protection-program-ab617/community-air-protection-program-events
June 18, 2018, 9:00-11:30am: Workshops: Criteria Pollutant and Toxic Air Contaminant Emissions Reporting.
County Operations Center, Room 120
5500 Overland Avenue
San Diego, California 92123
https://www.arb.ca.gov/ei/ctr/ctr-regulation/ctr-regulation.htm
June 19, 2018, 6-8pm: Workshops: Community Air Protection Program and
Study of Neighborhood Air Near Petroleum Sources (SNAPS).
San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District offices:
Main Office, Board Meeting Room
1990 East Gettysburg Avenue
Fresno, California 93726
SJVAPCD Northern Region Office: 4800 Enterprise Way, Modesto, California 95356
SJVAPCD Southern Region Office: 34946 Flyover Court, Bakersfield, California 93308
https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/community-air-protection-program-ab617
June 26, 2018, 6-8pm: Workshops: Community Air Protection Program and
Study of Neighborhood Air Near Petroleum Sources (SNAPS).
Banning's Landing
100 East Water Street
Wilmington, California 90744
https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/community-air-protection-program-ab617
July 9, 2018, 6-8pm: Workshops: Community Air Protection Program and Study of Neighborhood Air Near Petroleum Sources (SNAPS).
Richmond Memorial Convention Center, Bermuda Room
403 Civic Center Plaza Richmond, California 94804
https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/community-air-protection-program-ab617
For questions regarding these activities or this email, please contact the Air Resources Board staff at CommunityAir@arb.ca.gov or AireComunitario@arb.ca.gov
1001 "I" Street Sacramento, CA 95814
P.O. Box 2815 Sacramento, CA 95812
(916) 322-7049
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