SCAQMD Adopts Community Air Protection Blueprint and Selects Ten Communities

At its September 27th meeting, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted the Community Air Protection Blueprint and selected the first ten communities for inclusion into the Assembly Bill (AB) 617 Community Air Protection Program (CAPP). The adopted Blueprint provides the implementation framework for the AB 617 program including:

• Community selection procedures
• Air pollution monitoring set-up procedures
• Requirements for community-based emission-reduction programs
• Inventive structures for low-emission vehicle purchases
• Reporting and tracking metrics

Air districts and communities will look to the blueprint for guidance on how to roll out AB 617 programs during its inaugural year.
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The ten communities selected for inclusion in this year’s actions will be the subject of focused actions with the goal of improving air quality, which include establishing community air monitoring systems and/or developing community-based emission reduction programs focused on local emission sources. The selected communities are listed below:​

For additional information on the adopted Blueprint, community-based emission reductions, or the AB 617 program in general, visit the ARB website or call Alta Environmental at (800) 777-0605.