Infrastructure Plans under Cooperative Agreement between South Coast AQMD and Ports
6 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2022050287
Lead Agency
South Coast Air Quality Management District
Document Title
Infrastructure Plans under Cooperative Agreement between South Coast AQMD and Ports
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
11/7/2025
Document Description
South Coast AQMD, together with the Port of Long Beach and the Port of Los Angeles, have jointly developed a Cooperative Agreement that would require the Ports to develop charging and fueling infrastructure plans and subsequently implement these plans. The Cooperative Agreement also includes enforcement provisions, annual reporting requirements, flexibility options to address factors outside of the Ports’ control, provisions for South Coast AQMD to recover reasonable costs for staff expenses, and establishes a Clean Air Mitigation Fund if a Port fails to complete actions within their control.
The cost recovery provisions in the Cooperative Agreement, which were crafted to ensure that South Coast AQMD recovers the reasonable costs associated with the implementation and compliance activities, are statutorily exempt from CEQA and are not the focus of this Notice of Determination. A Notice of Exemption for the cost recovery provisions has been filed and posted separately.
Lastly, the establishment of the Clean Air Mitigation Fund is not a project as defined by CEQA and is not the focus of this Notice of Determination.
Contact Information
Name
Farzaneh Khalaj
Agency Name
South Coast AQMD
Job Title
Air Quality Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino
Regions
Countywide
Other Location Info
The entities subject to development and implementation of the charging and fueling infrastructure plans of the Cooperative Agreement are the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles which are both located within Los Angeles County within the South Coast AQMD’s jurisdiction, which includes the four-county South Coast Air Basin (all of Orange County and the non-desert portions of Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties), and the Riverside County portion of the Salton Sea Air Basin and the non-Palo Verde, Riverside County portion of the Mojave Desert Air Basin.
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
South Coast AQMD
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerks
Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino
Final Environmental Document Available at
https://www.aqmd.gov/nav/about/public-notices/ceqa-notices/notices-of-decision-or-determination/nod---year-2025
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
Yes
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes (Use with Later Activities)
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
Yes
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Determination
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