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Alternative Funding for Air Quality Programs

Alternative Funding for Air Quality Programs. Jim Hodina, QEP Air Pollution Control Officer Linn County (IA) Public Health. Local Air Program Funding. Linn County IA funding: State Collected Title V Fees (67%) EPA Grants ($9%) Iowa General Fund ($3%) Local Program Permit Fees ($21%)

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Alternative Funding for Air Quality Programs

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  1. Alternative Funding for Air Quality Programs Jim Hodina, QEP Air Pollution Control Officer Linn County (IA) Public Health

  2. Local Air Program Funding • Linn County IA funding: • State Collected Title V Fees (67%) • EPA Grants ($9%) • Iowa General Fund ($3%) • Local Program Permit Fees ($21%) • 2011 Legislative Session • Bill passed one house that would significantly limit Title V Fees • Environment Protection Commission Rulemaking • Local Response • Inform and educate local delegation • Explore direct delegation of Title V Program • Research other funding streams

  3. Constitutional Limitations • Many states have constitutional limits on vehicle registration fees and fuel taxes. • Often referred to as “anti-siphoning rule,” it is meant to protect the road use funds from sweeping these fees for “non-transportation” programming. • Many state and local jurisdictions have reported their “transportation funds” that were already collected having been swept.

  4. I & M Related Programs Testing Fees Via General Fund / Appropriations Motor Fuel Tax Fund Safety Inspection Programs Diesel Emission Testing Vehicle Registration Drivers License Motor Vehicle Registrations Fuel tax Inspections of Stage II Vapor Recovery System Area Source MACT permit and inspection fees Tire Disposal Fees Traffic Fees Approaches to Mobile Source Based Fees for Air Quality

  5. States with Vehicle Air Emission Regulatory Programs (I & M) Alaska Hawaii

  6. States with Other Powers and Fees for Air Quality I & M Programs Other/Additional Funding Alaska Hawaii

  7. Share Your Ideas and Experiences AirWeb Mobile Source Committee Important Documents Contact Information James Hodina (Jim) james.hodina@linncounty.org 319-892-6010

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