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HomeHealth and Safety CodeDiv. 26Pt. 3Ch. 10§ 40920 Severe Air Pollution Measures

§ 40920 Severe Air Pollution Measures

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§ 40920 Severe Air Pollution Measures

Key Takeaways

  • •Areas with really bad air pollution must follow strict rules to clean up the air.
  • •Big factories or buildings that pollute a lot can't make the air dirtier when they start or change.
  • •The plan must cut people's exposure to bad air by 25% by 1994, 40% by 1997, and 50% by 2000.
  • •The rules use the air quality from 1986-1988 as the starting point to measure progress.

Example

A city with lots of factories has very dirty air, making people sick.

The city must make a plan to cut air pollution so people breathe cleaner air over time. Factories can't add more pollution, and the city must reduce how much bad air people breathe by half by the year 2000.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 40920 Severe Air Pollution Measures

Each district with severe air pollution shall, to the extent necessary to meet the requirements of Section 40913, include the following measures in its attainment plan: (a)  All measures required for moderate and serious nonattainment areas, as specified in Sections 40918 and 40919. (b)  A stationary source control program designed to achieve no net increase in emissions of nonattainment pollutants or their precursors from all new or modified stationary sources which emit, or have the potential to emit, 10 tons or more per year. (c)  Measures sufficient to reduce overall population exposure to ambient pollutant levels in excess of the standard by at least 25 percent by December 31, 1994, 40 percent by December 31, 1997, and 50 percent by December 31, 2000, based on average per capita exposure and the severity of the exposure, so as to minimize health impacts, using the average level of exposure experienced during 1986 through 1988 as the baseline. (Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 777, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1997.)

Last verified: January 24, 2026

Key Terms

pollutionemissionhealthnetnonattainmentqualitypopulationseverity

Related Statutes

  • § 40914 District Emission Reduction Plans
  • § 40916 District Air Quality Support
  • § 40918.5 Air District Permitting Exemption
  • § 40920.5 Extreme Pollution Attainment Measures
  • § 44299.2 Air Quality Funding Allocation

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 40920.
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