This chapter is intended to support the South Coast Air Quality
Management District's (SCAQMD) imposition of the vehicle registration
fee and to bring the city into compliance with the requirements set
forth in
Health and Safety Code § 44243 in order to receive
fee revenues for the purpose of implementing programs to reduce air
pollution from motor vehicles.
(Code 1980, § 3.44.010; Ord. No. 449, § B, 1991; Ord. No. 870 (Recodification), 2014)
As applied in this chapter, the following words and terms are
defined as follows:
(Code 1980, § 3.44.020; Ord. No. 449, § C, 1991; Ord. No. 870 (Recodification), 2014)
A. Receipt
of fee. The additional vehicle registration fees disbursed by the
South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) and remitted
to the city pursuant to this chapter shall be accepted by the fee
administrator.
B. Establishment
of air quality improvement trust fund. The fee administrator shall
establish a separate interest-bearing trust fund account in a financial
institution authorized to receive deposits of city funds.
C. Transfer of funds. Upon receipt of vehicle registration fees, the fee administrator shall deposit funds into the separate account established pursuant to subsection
B of this section. All interest earned by the trust fund account shall be credited only to that account.
D. Expenditure of air quality trust fund revenues. All revenues received from the SCAQMD and deposited in the trust fund account shall be exclusively expended on mobile source emission reduction programs as defined in section
3.44.020. Such revenues and any interest earned on the revenues shall be expended within one year of the completion of the programs.
E. Audits.
The city consents to an audit of all programs and projects funded
by vehicle registration fee revenues received from the SCAQMD pursuant
to
Health and Safety Code § 44223. The audit shall be conducted
by an independent auditor selected by the SCAQMD as provided in the
Health and Safety Code §§ 44244 and 44244.1(a).
(Code 1980, § 3.44.030; Ord. No. 449, § D, 1991; Ord. No. 870 (Recodification), 2014)
The provisions of this chapter shall be construed as necessary
to effectively carry out its purposes, which are found and declared
to be in furtherance of the public health, safety, welfare and convenience.
(Code 1980, § 3.44.040; Ord. No. 449, § E, 1991)