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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has declared that
Southeast Texas has a serious air pollution problem and the Texas Air Control Board
(TACB) is working on a pollution reduction plan for this area; and,
WHEREAS, these new regulations will have a serious impact upon life in Southeast
Texas into the next century, and if our initial pollution reduction attempts are unsuccessful,
tighter regulations will be required; and,
WHEREAS, Southeast Texas is required to reduce the 235 tons of air pollutants
released per day to 185 tons and the TACB has agreed to monitor how much local pollution
actually originates in the Beaumont area;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT
THAT, the City Council of the City of Beaumont, in a regular meeting duly convened and
acting in its capacity as the governing body of Beaumont, Texas, encourages the TACB and
EPA to re-evaluate, and where appropriate, change the proposed regulatory mandates to
insure the least disruption to industry and citizens of Beaumont, Texas.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont, this the day
of , 1993.
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