Additional Measures in the Proposed Addendum to the Cooperative Agreement between South Coast AQMD and the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles
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Summary
SCH Number
2022050287
Lead Agency
South Coast Air Quality Management District
Document Title
Additional Measures in the Proposed Addendum to the Cooperative Agreement between South Coast AQMD and the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
8/11/2026
Document Description
A Cooperative Agreement between South Coast AQMD and Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles (Cooperative Agreement), which was approved by the South Coast AQMD Governing Board on November 7, 2025, and executed on December 17, 2025, requires the Ports to develop and implement charging and fueling infrastructure plans. The proposed Addendum to the Cooperative Agreement has been subsequently developed which: 1) includes three additional measures requiring the Ports to enhance their current clean ship incentive programs to encourage port calls from the cleanest ocean-going vessels, to develop and implement a new incentive program to encourage utilization of zero-emission trucks, and to allocate funds to South Coast AQMD for regional off-port zero-emission truck charging and fueling infrastructure projects; 2) incorporates a provision for South Coast AQMD to recover reasonable costs for newly introduced staff expenses; and 3) directs payment for contract defaults to go into the Clean Air Mitigation Fund previously established in the Cooperative Agreement.
The cost recovery provision in the Proposed Addendum to the Cooperative Agreement, which was crafted to ensure that South Coast AQMD recovers the reasonable costs associated with the implementation and compliance activities, is statutorily exempt from CEQA and is not the focus of this Notice of Determination. A Notice of Exemption for the cost recovery provision has been filed and posted separately.
Lastly, the direction requiring payments resulting from contractual defaults associated with the additional measures to be deposited into the existing Clean Air Mitigation Fund is not a project as defined by CEQA, does not change the prior determination that the creation of the Clean Air Mitigation Fund in the Cooperative Agreement is not considered a project within the meaning of CEQA, and is also 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
Southern California
Other Location Info
The entities subject to the additional measures in the Proposed Addendum to 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
The documents and records of approval by the South Coast AQMD Governing Board may be examined at South Coast AQMD, 21865 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765. The NOD is available at: https://www.aqmd.gov/nav/about/public-notices/ceqa-notices/notices-of-decision-or-determination/nod---year-2026.
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
Notice of Determination
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