CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY THIRD COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. R-19-136 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Isaac Benton, by request
RESOLUTION
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Approving And Authorizing The Filing Of A Grant Application For A Fine Particulate Matter Air Monitoring Grant With The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency And Providing An Appropriation To The Environmental Health Department In Fiscal Year 2019 (Benton, by request)
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APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF THE ATTACHED GRANT APPLICATION FOR A FINE PARTICULATE MATTER AIR MONITORING GRANT WITH THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN FISCAL YEAR 2019.
WHEREAS, the Environmental Health Department has a performance measure that it will protect and enhance air quality for current and future generations and thereby protect public health, economic well-being and aesthetic values for the community (Bernalillo County); and
WHEREAS, the operation of the Air Quality Programs of the Environmental Health Department provides the technical means of accomplishing these goals; and
WHEREAS, the City of Albuquerque is desirous of applying for these federal funds for which no City funds are required for FY 2019; and
WHEREAS, Congress has provided the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with special funding to address special projects designed to enhance public health by reducing air pollution.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
Section 1. That the attached application for the Fine Particulate Matter Air Monitoring Grant in the amount of $151,996 for the period of April 1, 2019 - March 31, 2020, is hereby approved and its submission and filing with the appropriate official or office of the Environmental Protection Agency is in all respects approved.
Section 2. That in the event that the grant is awarded, federal funds from the Environmental Protection Agency in the amount of $151,996 is hereby appropriated to the Environmental Health Department for the Air Pollution Control Programs in the Operating Grants Fund, Fund 265, beginning in Fiscal Year 2019.
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