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RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY TAKE SPECIFIC ACTION AS IT RELATES TO AIR
QUALITY WITHIN THE FORT WORTH/DALLAS CONSOLIDATED
~ METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA
WHEREAS: The Fort Worth City Council is committed to improving the
air quality in Fort Worth/Tarrant County; and
WHEREAS: The Texas Air Control Board has proposed the ozone non-
attainment area boundaries for the Fort Worth/Dallas
Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area consist of
Tarrant, Dallas, Denton and Collin Counties; and
WHEREAS: These counties will have until 1996 to attain the national
ambient air quality standard for ozone; and
WHEREAS: The transport of uncontrolled air emission from those
counties surrounding Fort Worth/Dallas will affect their
ability to attain the National Ambient Air Quality standard
for ozone by 1996; and
WHEREAS: The future control measures required within this proposed
boundary will have economic implications; and
WHEREAS: The Fort Worth City Council believes an entire county-
regional concept to be the best alternative for meeting the
1996 attainment deadline, thus preventing imposition of
additional control measures;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Fort
Worth, Texas, that:
1. The Environmental Protection Agency designate the boundaries of
the entire nine (9? county Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical
Area as Non-attainment - Moderate; and
2. The Environmental Protection Agency and Texas Air Control Board
develop a comprehensive plan for attaining the National Ambient
Air Quality Standards by 1996, incorporating technologically
feasible and cost effective measures for controlling emissions
from the nine (9) county region; and
3. The Environmental Protection Agency allow maximum flexibility to
modify the plan to allow the implementation of effective
alternative control measures; and i9PPR01/F~ Ry
4. The Environmental Protection Agency, in conjuncton~~++with the
Texas Air Control Board, perform enhanced monitori~ng~tb~deFtermine
what effects, if any, transport emissions may have on this
region's attainment of the Air Quality Standards.
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