California Health and Safety Code

§ 39616

HSC § 39616 Effective Jan 1, 1997Div. 26 · Part 2 · Ch. 3

Statute text

(a)The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:

(1)Several regions in California suffer from some of the worst air quality in the United States.

(2)While traditional command and control air quality regulatory programs are effective in cleaning up the air, other options for improvement in air quality, such as market-based incentive programs, should be explored, provided that those programs result in equivalent emission reductions while expending fewer resources and while maintaining or enhancing the state’s economy.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 618, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1997.