The south coast district shall be the sole and exclusive local agency within the South Coast Air Basin with the responsibility for comprehensive air pollution control, and it shall have the duty to represent the citizens of the basin in influencing the decisions of other public and private agencies whose actions might have an adverse impact on air quality in the basin.
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 40412
Creation of the South Coast Air Quality Management District
Known as the Lewis-Presley Air Quality Management Act
The act spans §§ 40400–40540 (127 sections).
Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1063.
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