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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.