董事會設有5個常務委員會,以援助空氣局實現改善空氣品質的目標。
該委員會根據第375號參議院法案 (Senate Bill, SB) 協調灣區地區機構的區域規劃工作。
Consolidation of Community and Public Health Committee and Ad Hoc Committee on Equity, Access, and Inclusion, as of February 2021
This committee advises the Board of Directors regarding equitable and inclusive actions the Air District takes to create a healthy breathing environment for all people of the Bay Area, regardless of race, ethnicity, age, gender identity, national origin, immigration status, or sexual orientation. It oversees staff efforts in developing policies for both internal and external operations that impact the Bay Area, applies an equity lens to programs, policies, practices, and procedures related to staffing, recruitment, promotions, inclusive practices in the workplace, contracting for capital projects and services, and continuous racial equity training. This committee addresses disparities by applying an equity lens to Air District programs, policies, practices, and procedures, and prioritizes traditionally marginalized and disinvested communities for investment opportunities to ensure communities highly impacted by air pollution receive program and policy prioritization. It leads the Air District’s public outreach program, and reviews and recommends to the Board of Directors contractor proposals related to the public outreach program.
Consolidation of Administration Committee and Budget & Finance Committee, as of March 1, 2023
The Finance & Administration Committee considers and recommends policies of the Air District relating to the administration of the Air District’s programs and activities, including, but not limited to, policies regarding finance, procurement, employment, salaries, working conditions, insurance, and the retaining of consultants. The Committee also oversees and guides staff activities relative to short-range and long-range planning regarding the goals and objectives of the Air District, and it assists in the preparation of the Air District’s budget and presents the annual budget with recommendations to the Board of Directors. The Committee also oversees the work of the Advisory Council and Hearing Board, and recommends persons in the community to serve on the Advisory Council and Hearing Board when vacancies arise.
The Nominating Committee considers and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding candidates for Board Officer positions. In making its recommendations, the Nominating Committee shall consider the principles governing officer rotation as set forth in the Air District's Admin. Code Section 2.7(c), although it need not follow any strict rule of rotation. The Nominating Committee consists of the Chairperson of the Board, the past Chairperson of the Board, and three (3) appointees of the Chairperson of the Board (or in the event the past Chairperson is no longer serving on the Board, four (4) appointees of the Chairperson of the Board). The Chairperson shall appoint the Nominating Committee no later than October 15 of the final year of the Board Officers’ terms, and the Committee shall meet in November of that year to recommend candidates to the Board of Directors for Board Officers for the upcoming terms. The Nominating Committee members shall serve until the appointment of a new Committee, and shall recommend candidates to the Board of Directors in the event a Board Officer position becomes vacant in the middle of a term.
Consolidation of Mobile Source and Climate Protection Committee, Legislative Committee, and Technology Implementation Office Steering Committee, as of January 2024
The Policy, Grants, and Technology Committee advises and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors on policies and funding related to sources and activities that affect air pollution and climate impacts that do not fall within the jurisdiction of the Stationary Source Committee. In particular, the Committee advises and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors on policies and funding related to transportation and mobile sources, as well as equity for impacted communities related to these sectors. The Committee also advises and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors on policies and funding to catalyze innovation and incentivize low-carbon-intensity practices. The Committee also advises and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors relating to legislative advocacy. The Committee adopts legislative priorities each year to guide the work of the Committee and Air District staff related to legislative advocacy.
固定污染源委員會 (Stationary Source Committee) 就固定污染源(包括間接污染源)對空氣品質和氣候的影響向董事會提供了諮詢和建議。該委員會就空氣局固定污染源計劃的各個方面向董事會提出建議,包括但不限於以下方面:許可、合規性、小型企業援助、規則制定、《加州空氣環境品質法案》(California Environmental Quality Act) 的重要性門檻以及影響固定污染源的州和聯邦法規。該委員會就空氣品質規劃、州和聯邦空氣品質管理計劃 (State and Federal Air Quality Management Plan) 的制定和實施以及對區域和地方氣候規劃的支持向董事會提出建議。
該委員會審查了與空氣品質管理計劃、空氣品質和經濟建模、許可、合規、小型企業援助、有毒物質、污染源教育、規則制定和補助相關的固定污染源政策、問題和計劃,並提出了相關建議。委員會還就管理局在所有管理固定污染源的法規中的作用爲董事會作出建議。
Last Updated: 2024/5/17