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Comment 114 for Public Workshops on Investment of Cap-and-Trade Auction Proceeds to Benefit Disadvantaged Communities (sb-535-guidance-ws) - 1st Workshop.
First Name: Robert
Last Name: Garcia
Email Address: rgarcia@cityprojectca.org
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Subject: Re: Include Race, Color, National Origin, and Green Access in CES 2.0 and SB 535 Guidance
Comment:
Dear Chairwoman Nichols and Board Members: The City Project joins in (1) the September 15, 2014, letter from the SB535 Coalition to the Air Resources Board (ARB) re Comments on Draft Interim Guidance on Investments to Benefit Disadvantaged Communities; and (2) the September 15, 2014, letter from Los Angeles-based environmental justice groups to ARB re greenhouse gas reduction funds and SB 535 standards, to the extent those letters are not inconsistent with the position described below. We write separately here on the need to explicitly address equity and disparities based on race, color, or national origin, and compliance in the planning and implementation process with federal and state civil rights and environmental justice laws and principles. We fully incorporate by reference here the attached September 15, 2014, letter from The City Project to Arsenio Mataka, Assistant Secretary for Environmental Justice and Tribal Affairs re explicitly addressing equity and disparities based on race, color, or national origin, and compliance in the planning and implementation process with federal and state civil rights and environmental justice laws and principles. Sincerely, Robert Garcia Founding Director and Counsel
Attachment: www.arb.ca.gov/lists/com-attach/120-sb-535-guidance-ws-UzAGYQNuUGZSJFIz.pdf
Original File Name: CalEPA public comments to ARB 20140915.pdf
Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2014-09-15 16:59:10
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