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RESOLUTION NO. 92-001 A RESOLUTION OF THE SOLID WASTE ADVISORY TASK -FORCE OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY TO ENCOURAGE A COOPERATIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ALL SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY LOCAL JURISDICTIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND Il4PLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS RELATED TO AB 939 WHEREAS, the State Legislature declares that the responsibility for solid waste management is a shared responsibility between the State and local government. WHEREAS, the State Legislature declares that it is in the public interest for the State, to authorize and require local agencies, as subdivision of the State, to make adequate provision for solid waste handling, both within their respective jurisdictions and in response to regional needs. WHEREAS, the amount of solid waste generated in the State coupled with diminishing landfill space and potential adverse environmental impacts from landfilling constitutes an urgent need for Stat and local agencies to enact and implement an aggressive new integrated waste management program. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE SOLID WASTE ADVISORY TASK FORCE OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA RESOLVES: Section 1. That all San Bernardino County cities which include West End Coalition, East End Coalition, Mountain Desert Coalition, other agencies and the unincorporated areas of the County will work collectively to the best of their ability to develop solid waste facilities on a regional basis. Section 2. That all the above mentioned entities will exhaust all possibilities of working collectively in the development of a Materials Recovery Facility, a Composting Facility and/or any other appEcable facility. Section 3. That all cities will set forth to achieve economies of scale in the development of all future solid waste processing facilities that assist in achieving the goals of AB 939. ekm:SWAT:92.OM