San Diego County Air Pollution Control District: members and duties.

(1) Existing law provides for the establishment of air pollution control districts and air quality management districts. This bill would require, as of March 1, 2021, the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District to have a specified membership. The bill would require the San Diego air district to appoint a specified liaison to consult with the United States Navy, the United States Marine Corps, and the United States Coast Guard, as specified; create and maintain an internet website separate from the County of San Diego internet website and post specified information, including, among others, the agendas and minutes of the governing board of the San Diego air district and all current and pending permit information and settled enforcement actions; apply for statewide grant and incentive programs; evaluate the current public complaint process, as specified; develop a plan for a comprehensive air monitoring program, as specified; publish an annual air quality report, as specified; and consider adopting an indirect source rule, as specified. The bill would require the San Diego air district, by July 1, 2020, to post all applications for an authority to construct or permit to operate within 3 business days of their receipt and to accept and consider all public comments received before taking final action on the applications. The bill would require the San Diego air district to prepare a report for consideration by the governing board summarizing all actions taken on applications in the 2020 calendar year and to consider, based upon the report, amendments to the district rule to ensure adequate opportunity for public comment on applications. By requiring local governments to appoint members to the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District governing board in a specified manner and by adding to the duties of the San Diego air district, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill, no later than June 1, 2021, would require the State Air Resources Board to complete a program audit of the San Diego air district for the years 2013 through 2018. This bill would specify the continuing funding sources for the San Diego air district, as specified. (2) The California Constitution requires local agencies, for the purpose of ensuring public access to the meetings of public bodies and the writings of public officials and agencies, to comply with a statutory enactment that amends or enacts laws relating to public records or open meetings and contains findings demonstrating that the enactment furthers the constitutional requirements relating to this purpose. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect. (3) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above. (4) This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District.