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Resolution No. 99-010 Page Two WHEREAS, cleaning up MTBE from contaminated sites is problematic due to MTBE's resistance to biological degradation and clean up by standard practices, and that prevention of further contamination of our local groundwater aquifer is a more effective defense than remediation; and WHEREAS, the City has determined that there is an urgent and convincing need for the State of California to work with Federal and State Officials to achieve a rapid phase-out of MTBE and to identify acceptable alternative fuel additives or other measures to achieve air quality benefits that will not compromise or pollute water supplies or adversely affect the public health; and WHEREAS, House Bill HR 630 (Bilbray) and Senate Bill S 1576 (Feinstein) have been introduced during the 105th Congress which ask for an exemption for California in meeting the Federal Clean Air Act requirements without the use of oxygenates if it can achieve equivalent or greater vehicle emission reductions than would result from following the current requirements; and WHEREAS, this legislation has been delayed and remains un-approved. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: The City of Pleasanton supports the passage of House Bill HR 630 (Bilbray) and Senate Bill S 1576 (Feinstein). Section 2: Copies of this resolution shall be immediately transmitted to members of the House of Representatives and Senate Committees on Commerce, Environmental and Public Works, to the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Governor of California, the Chair of the Air Resources Board, and all other appropriate state and federal legislative, environmental, water resource, air quality, health and regulatory agencies which could be effected by this legislation. Section 3: This resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage and adoption.