Environmental justice: Department of Justice: Bureau of Environmental Justice: community air monitoring.
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- Passed Assembly
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Overview
This bill establishes and maintains a Bureau of Environmental Justice within the Department of Justice to focus on community air monitoring. It requires the State Air Resources Board to develop and update a monitoring plan, selecting priority locations for community air monitoring systems, particularly in disadvantaged communities and near sensitive receptors. The systems must remain active for at least five years, with potential extensions, and the board must report annually on implementation progress to the Legislature.
Key provisions
- Creates a Bureau of Environmental Justice within the Department of Justice.
- Requires the State Air Resources Board to develop and update a community air monitoring plan.
- Directs the State Air Resources Board to select priority locations for community air monitoring systems, focusing on disadvantaged communities and sensitive receptors.
- Mandates a minimum five-year duration for community air monitoring systems with potential extensions.
- Requires annual reporting to the Legislature on implementation progress.
- Establishes a process for districts to provide air quality data from monitoring systems.
- Authorizes districts to deploy fence-line monitoring systems in selected locations.
- Provides for state reimbursement to local agencies for mandated costs.
Who is affected
- Environmental Justice Communities
- Air Pollution Control Districts
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