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By Lookout Staff
August 15 -- The Los
Angeles City Council Tuesday
voted to endorse a State bill
to measure alleged pollution
and its effect on neighbors
surrounding Santa Monica Airport.
Sponsored by State Assembly
members Ted Lieu and Julia Brownley,
Bill 700 would create a technical
advisory committee to analyze
pertinent studies and advise
on how to mitigate the impacts
of air pollution around the
airport.
"I am delighted,"
said LA Council member Bill
Rosendahl, who represents the
residents surrounding the airport.
"This vote sends a clear
message to Sacramento that we
must mitigate the air pollution
impacts from Santa Monica Airport.
“I look forward to the
State Senate moving forward
on this very important bill,"
he said.
Next week, the Senate Appropriations
Committee is scheduled to take
up the bill -- nearly a year
after a controversial measure
that singled out Santa Monica
airport to keep tabs on jet
traffic died in the state legislature.
That bill, AB 2501, was opposed
by Santa Monica and former Assembly
member Fran Pavely, because
it targeted the Santa Monica
airport and funding was not
specified in the bill.
This year, Lieu's office has
met twice with representatives
from newly elected Assembly
member Julia Brownley's office,
Senator Sheila Kuehl, Los Angeles
Council member Bill Rosendahl
and City officials to come up
with a joint plan.
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