This ordinance is intended to support the South Coast Air Quality Management District's imposition of a vehicle registration fee to be used to reduce air pollution from motor vehicles, and to comply with the requirements set forth in Section 44243 of the Health and Safety Code in order to make the City of Anaheim eligible to receive fee revenues for the purpose of implementing programs to reduce air pollution from motor vehicles. (Ord. 5225 § 1 (part); June 4, 1991.)
As used in this chapter:
.010 "City" shall mean the City of Anaheim.
.020 "Fee Administrator" shall mean the Finance Director of the City.
.030 "Mobile source air pollution reduction program" shall mean any program or project implemented by the City to reduce air pollution from motor vehicles pursuant to the California Clean Air Act of 1988 or the plan proposed pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 40460) of Chapter 5.5 of Part 3 of the Health and Safety Code.
.040 "SCAQMD" shall mean the South Coast Air Quality Management District. (Ord. 5225 § 1 (part); June 4, 1991.)
Vehicle registration fees disbursed by the SCAQMD to the City pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 44243 or any successor provision thereto shall be administered as follows:
.010 The Fee Administrator shall accept vehicle registration fees disbursed by the SCAQMD to the City.
.020 The Fee Administrator shall be responsible for placing all vehicle registration fees received by the City into a separate account as hereinafter specified, to be spent solely to reduce air pollution from motor vehicles.
.030 The Fee Administrator shall establish a separate interest-bearing Air Quality Improvement Trust Fund account in a financial institution authorized to receive deposits of City funds. Interest earned by the account shall be credited to that account. All expenditures from the Air Quality Improvement Trust Fund shall be used to finance Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Programs. (Ord. 5225 § 1 (part); June 4, 1991.)
The City consents to audits, at least once every two years, of all programs and projects funded by vehicle registration fee revenues received under Section 44243 of the Health and Safety Code. The audit shall be conducted by an independent auditor selected by the SCAQMD. SCAQMD will deduct any costs incurred for the audit from the City's fee revenues. (Ord. 5225 § 1; June 4, 1991.)