BILL NUMBER:  AB 2042
  VETOED	DATE: 09/29/2004




To the Members of the California State Assembly:

I am returning Assembly Bill 2042 without my signature.

Improving the quality of our air is a priority of my Administration.
Through the budget and other legislative efforts we have committed
millions of dollars to clean air programs that are assured to make
significant improvements in air quality.  I urge the South Coast Air
Quality Management District to ensure that port-affected communities
will receive a greater than proportional share of funds for these
pollution reduction incentive programs.

This bill establishes 2004 as a ceiling for air emissions from the
Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.  The bill requires the South
Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), the Air Resources
Board (ARB) and the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, to develop a
Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) implementing emission control measures
for operations at the ports.

However, this bill will not reduce pollution in any way.  We need to
focus our scarce resources on substantive, prompt action that will
make real progress toward our shared air quality goals.  Ports and
federally regulated sources of air pollution must do more to reduce
emissions in order for California to meet its mandates and to reduce
negative air impacts in the communities in which these facilities
operate.

In order to improve air quality and protect the health of the
residents, it is imperative that an innovative program including
financial and regulatory incentives be developed and implemented to
reduce air pollution from the ports.  I am directing the California
Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) and the ARB to work with the
ports, the railroads, other goods movement facilities, local air
districts, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) and
local communities to develop such a program for our ports throughout
the state.  This program should build on the regulatory program
already mapped out by the ARB and the U.S. EPA.  As most of the
pollution is generated by federally regulated sources, I urge the
federal government to provide the necessary incentives and
regulations that will result in early reduction of pollution from the
ports and related goods movement.

Sincerely,



Arnold Schwarzenegger