CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY FIFTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. C/S
O-23-96 ENACTMENT NO. ______________________
SPONSORED BY: Klarissa Pe?a
ORDINANCE
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C/S Adopting A New Part In Chapter 9, Article 5 Of The Revised Ordinances Of Albuquerque 1994 To Create An Environmental Justice Air Quality Permit (Pe?a)
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WHEREAS, it is the role of the City of Albuquerque to achieve an appropriate balance between environmental protection and economic development, and the risk levels established by this ordinance are selected to strike that balance; and
WHEREAS, a strong economy is fostered by protection of human health and the environment, and the basic right of equal protection; and
WHEREAS, to protect human health and the environment for the benefit of all populations, municipal decision-makers need accurate information about the impacts of proposed action, including those on the determinants of health and the environment, and how these will be impacted by air quality permit decision making; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to establish additional permitting requirements for certain new and modified stationary sources of air pollution that are located or proposed to be located, in whole or in part, in a vulnerable or overburdened community; and
WHEREAS, these additional requirements are intended to minimize and mitigate any disproportionately high and adverse public health impacts or air pollution on the community, and ensure meaningful public engagement and participation in the permitting process.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
SECTION 1. A new Part 7 in Chapter 9, Article 5 of the Revised Ordinances of Albuquerque 1994 is hereby adopted as follows:
"[? 9-5-7-1 SHORT TITLE.
This Ordinance shall be known and cited as the "Environmental Justice Air Quality Permit Ordinance."
? 9-5-7-2. SCOPE.
A. Applicability: A person who intends to construct a new stationar...
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