Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee Meeting

Excerpt from an article in The Desert Sun on July 31, 2012:

Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee seeks public input on transit grant

Meeting today will focus on clean transportation ideas

CATHEDRAL CITY — A regional committee that funds air pollution control projects will meet from 10 a.m. to noon today in the Cathedral City City Council Chambers to gather public input and project ideas for $14 million in grant money to be used for clean transportation initiatives in Southern California.

The Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee was created in 1990 under a state law authorizing a $4 motor vehicle registration fee to help reduce air pollution from motor vehicles. Thirty percent of the fee goes to MSRC programs.

Since its inception, the committee has designated more than $250 million for clean transportation funding projects and incentive programs and has showcased alternative vehicle technology, fuels, fueling stations and other programs that reduce vehicle air pollution.

The committee is made up of representatives from transportation, local government and air quality control agencies across Southern California, including the Southern California Association of Governments and the South Coast Air Quality Management District.

Powerpoint presentations (in PDF format) from the meeting:

• Funding Clean Transportation Alternatives In Your Community
• Air Quality Challenges in the South Coast Region