Section 42503 Of Chapter 4.5. Protect California Air Act Of 2003 From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 26. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 4.5.
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. The purposes of this chapter are all of the following:
(a) To attain and maintain state and federal ambient air quality
standards by the earliest practicable date.
(b) To protect public health and welfare from any actual or
potential adverse effect which reasonably may be anticipated to occur
from air pollution.
(c) To preserve, protect and enhance the air quality in national
parks, national wilderness areas, national monuments, national
seashores, and other areas of special national or regional natural,
recreational, scenic, or historic value.
(d) To ensure that economic growth will occur in a manner
consistent with the preservation of existing clean air resources.
(e) To ensure that emissions from any source in the state will not
interfere with any portion of the applicable implementation plan to
prevent significant deterioration of air quality for this or any
other state.
(f) To ensure that any decision to permit increased air pollution
in any area to which this chapter applies is made only after careful
evaluation of all the consequences of that decision and after
adequate procedural opportunities for informed public participation
in the decisionmaking process.