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https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/ma102623)23-9-4:Public Meeting to Consider
the AB 617 Community Air Protection ProgramStatewide Strategy
Update(Blueprint2.0) and to Hear an Informational Update on the
Community Air ProtectionIncentives GuidelinesMy nameis___Carolina
E. Flores, MSW_______________and I support the position of
theSacramento Environmental Justice Coalition that AB617 in
SouthSacramentowas a major disappointment due to following
issues:1. Lack oftransparency and commitment to the law. AB617 is
intended to address non-mobilepollutions sources. The local
AB617committeeand Sacramento AQMD deliberately avoided major areas
of concern to local BIPOCand low-income communities by
creatingboundariesand geographic restrictions to exclude high
impacted areas (See Map).2. $23Million has been with AB617 spent
and it has had no impact on the most pollutedneighborhoods
intentionally excluded from theprocess.3. We askthat CARB establish
higher standards for local Air Quality Management Districtsto have
a robust, inclusive and broad basedprocess toimplement AB617
according to the law.4. Thenumber of committee representatives on
AB617 cannot be arbitrarily restrictive.The Sac-EJC.org is the
largest EJ organization inSacramentoand after several attempts to
join, BIPOC EJ leaders were not selected to be onthe board.5. There
hasto be an accounting of how the funds are used with strong
evidence thatmarginalized communities in EJ zones directly
benefitsignificantlythrough transformative health outcomes and
cleaner industry practices. HealthProgram Evaluators must be
included in theprocess.