First Name | Cori |
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Last Name | Ring-Martinez |
Email Address | cring-martinez@gridalternatives.org |
Affiliation | GRID Alternatives North Valley |
Subject | Disappointing AB617 Implementation in North and South Sacramento EJ Communities |
Comment | Hello, I support the position of the Sacramento Environmental Justice Coalition that AB617 in North and South Sacramento was a disappointment due to the following issues: 1. Lack of transparency and commitment to the law. AB617 is intended to address non-mobile pollution sources. The local AB617 committee and Sacramento AQMD avoided major areas of concern to local BIPOC and low-income communities by creating boundaries and geographic restrictions to exclude highly impacted areas (See Map). 2. $23 Million has been spent, and it has had no impact on the most polluted neighborhoods intentionally excluded from the process. 3. We ask that CARB establish higher standards for local Air Quality Management Districts to have a robust, inclusive, and broad-based process to implement AB617 according to the law. 4. The number of committee representatives on AB617 cannot be arbitrarily restrictive. The Sac-EJC.org is the largest EJ organization in Sacramento, and after several attempts to join, BIPOC EJ leaders were not selected to be on the board. Selection criteria and process should be transparent. 5. There has to be an accounting of how the funds are used with strong evidence that marginalized communities in EJ zones directly benefit significantly through transformative health outcomes and cleaner industry practices. Health Program Evaluators must be included in the process. |
Attachment | www.arb.ca.gov/lists/com-attach/17-ab617blueprint2.0-BnVVMlQ2BCUAZwNu.pdf |
Original File Name | Sacramento EJ Air Quality Monitoring Maps.pptx (1).pdf |
Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2023-10-26 15:53:52 |
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