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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ORDINANCE NO. 0-10-91 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON - MOBILE SOURCE AIR POLLUTION REDUCTION THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION ONE There is hereby added to the Municipal Code of Colton Chapter 18.29 which is to read as follows: Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Ordinance. A. Findings. The City of Colton hereby finds and declares that: (1) Whereas, the City is committed to improving the public health, safety and welfare, including air quality; (2) Whereas, Mobile sources are a major contributor to air pollution in the South Coast Air Basin; (3) Whereas, air quality goals for the region established by state law cannot be met without reducing air pollution from mobile sources; (4) Whereas, the South Coast Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP) calls upon cities and counties to reduce emissions from motor vehicles consistent with the requirements Of the California Clean Air Act of 1988 by developing and implementing mobile source air pollution reduction programs; (5) Whereas, such programs place demands upon the City's funds, those programs should be financed by shifting the responsibility for financing from the general fund to the motor vehicles creating the demand, to the greatest extent possible; (6) Whereas, Section 44223, added to the Health and Safety Code by action of the California Legislature on September 30, 1990 (Chapter 90-1705), authorizes the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) to impose an additional motor vehicle registration fee of two dollars ($2), commencing on April 1, 1991, increasing to four