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RES 1995-12TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS RESOLUTION NO. 95-1 A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS SUPPORTING A CONVENIENT AND COST EFFECTIVE VEHICLE EMISSIONS TESTING PROGRAM AND SUPPORTING THE EXTENSION OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT DEADLINE FROM 1996 TO 1998 FOR THE PURPOSE OF REVIEWING ITS UNDERLYING SCIENCE TO ASSURE THE ASSUMED CAUSES OF THE AIR POLLUTION PROBLEMS ARE ACCURATE AND THAT THE CONTROL MEASURES ARE COST EFFECTIVE. WHEREAS, four of the sixteen counties which comprise the North Central Texas Council of Governments' service area have been designated as a Non -Attainment Area under the Federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990; and WHEREAS, this four -county area consists of Collin, Dallas, Denton and Collin Counties; and WHEREAS, the remaining twelve counties could possibly be brought into the Non - Attainment Area should the four county area not reach attainment by 1996; and WHEREAS, one central measure for reaching attainment is known as centralized vehicle emissions testing; and WHEREAS, this centralized system has been challenged and may be replaced with a hybrid program calling for some automobiles based on their age being tested at centralized facilities and others at decentralized facilities; and WHEREAS, the science on which control measures are based is now being questioned; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS that it respectfully requests and supports the following: Section 1: A fair and cost-effective program to ensure a healthy environment. Section 2: A committed effort by the appropriate state elected officials and members of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission to secure the most convenient and cost effective vehicle emissions testing program possible which grants full credits under the State Implementation Plan. Section 3: Federal legislation which extends the Clean Air Act deadline for achieving the air quality standards in the four -county non -attainment area from the year 1996 to 1998 so that the Act can be revisited for the purpose of DOC #: 239982 reviewing its underlying science to assure that the assumed extent and causes of the air pollution problems in the North Central Texas region are as accurate as possible and that the control measures designed to abate this pollution are cost effective. PASSED AND APPROVED on this the 21 s t day of March, 1995. Ma r own of Trophy Club, Texas ATTEST: Town Secretary Town of Trophy Club, Texas [SEAL] APPROVED AS TO FORM: i own t orney Town f Trophy Club, Texas DOC #: 239982